diff --git a/docs/docker-compose.yaml b/docs/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e854c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  docs:
+    image: borgmatic-docs
+    container_name: docs
+    ports:
+      - 8080:80
+    build:
+      dockerfile: docs/Dockerfile
+      context: ..
+      args:
+        ENVIRONMENT: dev
+  message:
+    image: alpine
+    container_name: message
+    command:
+      - sh
+      - -c
+      - |
+        echo "You can view dev docs at http://localhost:8080"
+    depends_on:
+      - docs
diff --git a/docs/how-to/develop-on-borgmatic.md b/docs/how-to/develop-on-borgmatic.md
index 6d2b13b..391d795 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/develop-on-borgmatic.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/develop-on-borgmatic.md
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ borgmatic's end-to-end tests optionally support using
 Setting up Podman is outside the scope of this documentation, but here are
 some key points to double-check:
 
- * Install Podman along with `podman-docker` and your desired networking
-   support.
+ * Install Podman and your desired networking support.
  * Configure `/etc/subuid` and `/etc/subgid` to map users/groups for the
    non-root user who will run tests.
  * Create a non-root Podman socket for that user:
@@ -186,5 +185,5 @@ borgmatic's developer build for documentation optionally supports using
 [Podman](https://podman.io/) instead of Docker.
 
 Setting up Podman is outside the scope of this documentation. But once you
-install `podman-docker`, then `scripts/dev-docs` should automatically use
+install and configure Podman, then `scripts/dev-docs` should automatically use
 Podman instead of Docker.
diff --git a/scripts/dev-docs b/scripts/dev-docs
index 1ecc7e4..866ae0e 100755
--- a/scripts/dev-docs
+++ b/scripts/dev-docs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
-docker build --tag borgmatic-docs --build-arg ENVIRONMENT=dev --file docs/Dockerfile .
-echo
-echo "You can view dev docs at http://localhost:8080"
-echo
-docker run --interactive --tty --publish 8080:80 --rm borgmatic-docs
+USER_PODMAN_SOCKET_PATH=/run/user/$UID/podman/podman.sock
+
+if [ -e "$USER_PODMAN_SOCKET_PATH" ]; then
+    export DOCKER_HOST="unix://$USER_PODMAN_SOCKET_PATH"
+fi
+
+docker-compose --file docs/docker-compose.yaml up --build --force-recreate