diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9048d6d..cce0a82 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ program
     // Get the current directory name to use as the default project name
     const currentDir = path.basename(process.cwd());
 
+    console.log("\n");
     p.intro(`create-docker-db`);
 
     // Prompts user to select database and project name
diff --git a/src/templates/mysql.docker-compose.yml b/src/templates/mysql.docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7743169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates/mysql.docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+name: ${selectedProjectName}-mysql
+
+services:
+  # This is your local MySQL database instance
+  mysql-db:
+    image: mysql
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+    MYSQL_DATABASE: ${selectedProjectName}
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+    MYSQL_USER: dev
+    MYSQL_PASSWORD: dev
+    volumes:
+      - ${selectedProjectName}-data:/var/lib/mysql
+    ports:
+      - "6969:3306" # Access the DB at port 6969
+
+  # Use Adminer to quickly view the database at localhost:8089
+  adminer:
+    image: adminer
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "8089:8080"
+
+volumes:
+  ${selectedProjectName}-data:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/src/templates/postgres.docker-compose.yml b/src/templates/postgres.docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d410b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates/postgres.docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+name: ${selectedProjectName}-postgres
+
+services:
+  # This is your local Postgres database instance
+  postgres-db:
+    image: postgres
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+    POSTGRES_DB: ${selectedProjectName}
+    POSTGRES_USER: dev
+    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dev
+    volumes:
+      - ${selectedProjectName}-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "6969:5432" # Access the DB at port 6969
+
+  # Use Adminer to quickly view the database at localhost:8069
+  adminer:
+    image: adminer
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "8069:8080"
+
+volumes:
+  ${selectedProjectName}-data:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/src/utils/generate-docker-compose-file.ts b/src/utils/generate-docker-compose-file.ts
index 650bac9..d664314 100644
--- a/src/utils/generate-docker-compose-file.ts
+++ b/src/utils/generate-docker-compose-file.ts
@@ -1,72 +1,29 @@
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+
 export function generateDockerCompose(
   selectedDatabase: string,
   selectedProjectName: string,
 ): string {
-  switch (selectedDatabase) {
-    case "postgres":
-      return `
-version: "3.9"
-
-name: ${selectedProjectName}-postgres
-
-services:
-# This is your local Postgres database instance
-postgres-db:
-    image: postgres
-    restart: always
-    environment:
-    POSTGRES_DB: ${selectedProjectName}
-    POSTGRES_USER: dev
-    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dev
-    volumes:
-    - ${selectedProjectName}-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-    ports:
-    - "6969:5432" # Access the DB at port 6969
-
-# Use Adminer to quickly view the database at localhost:8069
-adminer:
-    image: adminer
-    restart: always
-    ports:
-    - "8069:8080"
-
-volumes:
-${selectedProjectName}-data:
-    driver: local
-`;
-    case "mysql":
-      return `
-version: "3.9"
-
-name: ${selectedProjectName}-mysql
+  const templatePath = path.join(
+    __dirname,
+    "..",
+    "templates",
+    `${selectedDatabase}.docker-compose.yml`,
+  );
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(templatePath)) {
+    throw new Error(`Template for ${selectedDatabase} not found`);
+  }
 
-services:
-# This is your local MySQL database instance
-mysql-db:
-    image: mysql
-    restart: always
-    environment:
-    MYSQL_DATABASE: ${selectedProjectName}
-    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
-    MYSQL_USER: dev
-    MYSQL_PASSWORD: dev
-    volumes:
-    - ${selectedProjectName}-data:/var/lib/mysql
-    ports:
-    - "6969:3306" # Access the DB at port 6969
+  // Read the template file
+  let templateContent = fs.readFileSync(templatePath, "utf-8");
 
-# Use Adminer to quickly view the database at localhost:8089
-adminer:
-    image: adminer
-    restart: always
-    ports:
-    - "8089:8080"
+  // Replace placeholders (like ${selectedProjectName}) in the template
+  templateContent = templateContent.replace(
+    /\$\{selectedProjectName\}/g,
+    selectedProjectName,
+  );
 
-volumes:
-${selectedProjectName}-data:
-    driver: local
-    `;
-    default:
-      throw new Error("Database not supported");
-  }
+  return templateContent;
 }