diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91ef1cdc..cfb0fe3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ Building with Docker is the simplest option, and debugging applications within t
 2. Verify there are no build errors. If there are build errors, reach out to the development team.
 3. Open `http://localhost:34828` in any browser to use Home Unite Us.
 
+
+#### Test Users
+
+For local development, test users already exist when started using Docker.
+
+The password for all test users is `Test123!`.
+
+- 1 Admin: admin@email.com
+- 26 Guests: guest[a-z]@email.com (e.g. `guesta@email.com`, `guestb@email.com`, ... `guestz@email.com`)
+- 26 Coordinators: coordinator[a-z]@email.com (e.g. `coordinatora@email.com`, `coordinatorb@email.com`, ... `coordinatorz@email.com`)
+- 26 Hosts: host[a-z]@email.com (e.g. `hosta@email.com`, `hostb@email.com`, ... `hostz@email.com`)
+
 ## Testing Instructions
 
 Testing instructions for each application are in the [backend](./backend/README.md) and [frontend](./frontend/README.md) README files.
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 30125eaa..d68841b7 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -21,24 +21,40 @@ Run `python -V` to check the Python version.
 
 [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation) is used to manage the project dependencies. Follow the [installation instructions](https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation) to run the CLI globally.
 
+[Docker](https://www.docker.com) is used to run required dependencies for development.
+
 ## Usage - Development
 
 ### Getting Started
 
+#### Run Required Docker Containers
+
+The API uses PostgreSQL and Moto server as it's basic required services. Using Docker Compose, run these containers prior to running the API using the following command:
+
+```shell
+docker compose up -d --build pgadmin motoserver  # Runs required docker services: PostgreSQL, Moto Server, pgAdmin4
+```
+
+The command above will run three containers. `pgAdmin4` is a convenient tool that wills developers to query the PostgreSQL database.
+
 #### Configuration
 
 The API configuration must be specified before running the application. Configuration variables are specified as entries within a `.env` file located within the `backend` directory. To get started, create a `.env` file within `/backend` and copy the values from `.env.example` into the new `.env` file.
 
-#### Setup and Run - non-Docker version
+#### Setup and Run API - non-Docker version
 
 Once the `.env` file has been configured and Poetry is installed, run the following commands in the `backend` directory to install the required development dependencies and run the application.
 
 ```shell
-poetry install                      # Installs all dependencies
+poetry install                           # Installs all dependencies
 
-poetry shell                        # Activates the virtual environment
+poetry shell                             # Activates the virtual environment
 
-poetry run fastapi dev app/main.py  # Runs this server in developer mode
+# If using a shell use this:
+startup_scripts/entrypoint.sh            # Creates test users and runs the API in developer mode
+
+# If using Powershell use this:
+startup_scripts/entrypoint.ps1           # Creates test users and runs the API in developer mode
 ```
 
 Your server is now running at:
@@ -51,11 +67,32 @@ And your API docs at:
 http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs
 ```
 
+pgAdmin4 is available at:
+```
+http://127.0.0.1:5050/
+```
+
+Moto server dashboard is available at:
+```
+http://127.0.0.1:5000/moto-api
+```
+
 To exit the virtual environment, within the shell run:
 ```shell
 exit
 ```
 
+## Test Users
+
+The `startup_scripts/entrypoint.sh` (or `startup_scripts/entrypoint.ps1` if using Powershell) script creates the following users.
+
+The password for all test users is `Test123!`.
+
+- 1 Admin: admin@email.com
+- 26 Guests: guest[a-z]@email.com (e.g. `guesta@email.com`, `guestb@email.com`, ... `guestz@email.com`)
+- 26 Coordinators: coordinator[a-z]@email.com (e.g. `coordinatora@email.com`, `coordinatorb@email.com`, ... `coordinatorz@email.com`)
+- 26 Hosts: host[a-z]@email.com (e.g. `hosta@email.com`, `hostb@email.com`, ... `hostz@email.com`)
+
 ## Conventions
 
 ### API Endpoints