diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa8572d..c52d0d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ Protean example implementation
 
     `pre-commit install`
 
+## Running Development Servers
+
+1. Catalogue domain: 
+
+    FastAPI Server: `fastapi dev src/catalogue/main.py`
+
+1. Lending domain:
+
+    Protean Server: `PROTEAN_ENV=dev protean server --domain lending.domain`
+
 ## Running Tests
 
 - Basic: `make test`
diff --git a/src/catalogue/main.py b/src/catalogue/main.py
index e6a9fea..9b949eb 100644
--- a/src/catalogue/main.py
+++ b/src/catalogue/main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # Redis setup
 def get_redis_client():
-    return redis.Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, db=0)
+    return redis.Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, db=2)
 
 
 def get_db():
diff --git a/src/lending/create_db.sh b/src/lending/create_db.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d063c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lending/create_db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Variables for database connection
+DB_HOST="localhost"
+DB_PORT="5432"
+DB_ADMIN="postgres"  # The database admin user (e.g., 'postgres')
+DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD="postgres"
+
+# Variables for the new user and database
+DB_NAME="local_postgres"
+DB_USER="local_postgres"
+DB_USER_PASSWORD="local_postgres"
+
+# SQL commands to create the user
+SQL_CREATE_USER=$(cat <<EOF
+CREATE USER $DB_USER WITH PASSWORD '$DB_USER_PASSWORD';
+EOF
+)
+
+# SQL commands to create the database
+SQL_CREATE_DB=$(cat <<EOF
+CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME WITH OWNER $DB_USER;
+EOF
+)
+
+# SQL commands to grant schema-level privileges
+SQL_GRANT_PRIVILEGES=$(cat <<EOF
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $DB_NAME TO $DB_USER;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON SCHEMA public TO $DB_USER;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO $DB_USER;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO $DB_USER;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA public TO $DB_USER;
+EOF
+)
+
+# Execute the SQL command to create the user
+PGPASSWORD="$DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_ADMIN" -d postgres -c "$SQL_CREATE_USER"
+
+# Execute the SQL command to create the database separately
+PGPASSWORD="$DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_ADMIN" -d postgres -c "$SQL_CREATE_DB"
+
+# Execute the SQL commands to grant schema-level privileges by connecting to the newly created database
+PGPASSWORD="$DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_ADMIN" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "$SQL_GRANT_PRIVILEGES"
diff --git a/src/lending/domain.toml b/src/lending/domain.toml
index a50980c..fa281bd 100644
--- a/src/lending/domain.toml
+++ b/src/lending/domain.toml
@@ -9,23 +9,24 @@ command_processing = "sync"
 [databases.default]
 provider = "memory"
 
+[dev.databases.default]
+provider = "postgresql"
+database_uri = "postgresql://local_postgres:local_postgres@localhost:5432/local_postgres"
+
 [test.databases.default]
 provider = "postgresql"
 database_uri = "postgresql://test_postgres:test_postgres@localhost:5432/test_postgres"
 
-[production.databases.default]
+[prod.databases.default]
 provider = "postgresql"
 database_uri = "postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres"
 
-[databases.memory]
-provider = "memory"
-
 [brokers.default]
 provider = "inline"
 
-[production.brokers.default]
+[dev.brokers.default]
 provider = "redis"
-URI = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/0"
+URI = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/2"
 IS_ASYNC = true
 
 [test.brokers.default]
@@ -33,17 +34,26 @@ provider = "redis"
 URI = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/1"
 IS_ASYNC = false
 
+[prod.brokers.default]
+provider = "redis"
+URI = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/0"
+IS_ASYNC = true
+
 [caches.default]
 provider = "memory"
 
 [event_store]
 provider = "memory"
 
+[dev.event_store]
+provider = "message_db"
+database_uri = "postgresql://message_store@localhost:5433/message_store"
+
 [test.event_store]
 provider = "message_db"
 database_uri = "postgresql://message_store@localhost:5433/message_store"
 
-[production.event_store]
+[prod.event_store]
 provider = "message_db"
 database_uri = "postgresql://message_store@localhost:5433/message_store"