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docs: enhance Docker installation documentation with development compose file details and health check information

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All services start automatically with `docker compose up -d`.
The backend includes a health check — dependent services (workers, frontend) wait until the API is fully ready before starting. You can monitor startup progress with `docker compose ps` (look for `(health: starting)` → `(healthy)`).
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## Development Compose File
If you're contributing to SurfSense and want to build from source, use `docker-compose.dev.yml` instead:
```bash
cd SurfSense/docker
docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
```
This file builds the backend and frontend from your local source code (instead of pulling prebuilt images) and includes pgAdmin for database inspection at [http://localhost:5050](http://localhost:5050). Use the production `docker-compose.yml` for all other cases.
The following `.env` variables are **only used by the dev compose file** (they have no effect on the production `docker-compose.yml`):
| Variable | Description | Default |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `PGADMIN_PORT` | pgAdmin web UI port | `5050` |
| `PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL` | pgAdmin login email | `admin@surfsense.com` |
| `PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD` | pgAdmin login password | `surfsense` |
| `REDIS_PORT` | Exposed Redis port (internal-only in prod) | `6379` |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_FASTAPI_BACKEND_AUTH_TYPE` | Frontend build arg for auth type | `LOCAL` |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_ETL_SERVICE` | Frontend build arg for ETL service | `DOCLING` |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_DEPLOYMENT_MODE` | Frontend build arg for deployment mode | `self-hosted` |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_ELECTRIC_AUTH_MODE` | Frontend build arg for Electric auth | `insecure` |
In the production compose file, the `NEXT_PUBLIC_*` frontend variables are automatically derived from `AUTH_TYPE`, `ETL_SERVICE`, and the port settings. In the dev compose file, they are passed as build args since the frontend is built from source.
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## Migrating from the All-in-One Container