diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index b332a0c9..9a1ca3a0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -3,23 +3,28 @@ services:
   backend:
     build:
       context: .
-    ports:
+    expose:
       - 8008
+    depends_on:
+      - mysql
+      - redis
+      - zinc
 
   frontend:
     build:
       context: web
-    expose:
+    ports:
       - 8000
-  
+
   redis:
     image: redis
-    ports:
+    expose:
       - 6379
-  
+
   zinc:
     image: public.ecr.aws/h9e2j3o7/zinc
-    ports:
+    user: root
+    expose:
       - 4080
     volumes:
       - ./data/:/data/
@@ -30,7 +35,9 @@ services:
 
   mysql:
     image: mysql
-    ports:
+    expose:
       - 3306
     environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: paopao
+      MYSQL_USER: paopao
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: paopao
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 713238ac..c8b3b713 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -15,20 +15,60 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	err := setupSetting()
-	if err != nil {
+	const RESTARTS = 5
+	const SECONDS = 10
+	var err error
+
+	// Settings and logger have to be set up synchronously
+	// because they modify global state
+	// before we can setup db and search engine.
+	if err = setupSetting(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("init.setupSetting err: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = setupLogger()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = setupLogger(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("init.setupLogger err: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = setupDBEngine()
-	if err != nil {
+
+	// DB and search engine are set up concurrently with restarts,
+	// because they depend on external services.
+	// Although the <- operations are blocking,
+	// these functions are all executing in the background when other <- operations are run
+	// thus they are in fact concurrent. (Assuming <- has negligible cost, which it has).
+	dbOk := setupAsync(setupDBEngine, RESTARTS, SECONDS)
+	searchOk := setupAsync(setupSearchEngine, RESTARTS, SECONDS)
+
+	if err = <-dbOk; err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("init.setupDBEngine err: %v", err)
 	}
-	client := zinc.NewClient(global.ZincSetting)
-	service.Initialize(global.DBEngine, client)
+	if err = <-searchOk; err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("init.setupSearchEngine err: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// setupAsync calls a setup function asynchronously, with restarts,
+// returning a channel as an error handle.
+func setupAsync(setupFunc func() error, restarts, seconds int) <-chan error {
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+
+	// This function re-executes the setupFunc until it succeeds (err == nil)
+	// or the function was executed for restarts times.
+	// In case all restarts attemtps fail, the last error is sent back in the channel.
+	go func() {
+		var err error
+		for i := 0; i < restarts; i++ {
+			if err = setupFunc(); err == nil {
+				errChan <- nil
+				return
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("%v encountered. Restarting...", err)
+			}
+
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second)
+		}
+		errChan <- err
+	}()
+
+	return errChan
 }
 
 func setupSetting() error {
@@ -89,3 +129,11 @@ func setupDBEngine() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// setupSearchEngine only returns nil for now, however,
+// it could be modified to return an error in the future
+func setupSearchEngine() error {
+	client := zinc.NewClient(global.ZincSetting)
+	service.Initialize(global.DBEngine, client)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index 3a703661..9aceb1c4 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ FROM nginx as nginx
 COPY --from=node /work/dist/ /usr/share/nginx/html/
 
 # HEALTHCHECK
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=3s  --retries=3  CMD service nginx status | grep running || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=3s --retries=3 CMD service nginx status | grep running || exit 1