diff --git a/example-setup/configs/gerrit.config.template b/example-setup/configs/gerrit.config.template
index 8bc8391..db97a37 100644
--- a/example-setup/configs/gerrit.config.template
+++ b/example-setup/configs/gerrit.config.template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 [container]
     javaOptions = "-Dflogger.backend_factory=com.google.common.flogger.backend.log4j.Log4jBackendFactory#getInstance"
     javaOptions = "-Dflogger.logging_context=com.google.gerrit.server.logging.LoggingContext#getInstance"
+    javaOptions = "-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:$DEBUG_PORT"
     replica = $REPLICA
 [index]
     type = LUCENE
diff --git a/example-setup/docker-compose.yaml b/example-setup/docker-compose.yaml
index b36f426..af90341 100644
--- a/example-setup/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/example-setup/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
       - REPLICA=false
       - REMOTE=replica-1
       - REMOTE_URL=gerrit2
+      - DEBUG_PORT=5005
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
       - "29418:29418"
+      - "5005:5005"
   gerrit2:
     build: .
     environment:
@@ -17,8 +19,10 @@
       - REPLICA=true
       - REMOTE=primary
       - REMOTE_URL=gerrit1
+      - DEBUG_PORT=5006
     ports:
       - "8081:8080"
       - "29419:29418"
+      - "5006:5006"
     depends_on:
-      - gerrit1
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+      - gerrit1