diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 152a85e8a0d..be657485453 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ website/static/sitemaps/
 ##############
 
 api/static/vendor
+osf/features.override.yaml
 
 # Local settings files
 local.py
diff --git a/README-docker-compose.md b/README-docker-compose.md
index 57aeb8f6be7..32602c21879 100644
--- a/README-docker-compose.md
+++ b/README-docker-compose.md
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@
       ```bash
       docker compose run --rm web python3 manage.py reset_db --noinput
       ```
+- OPTIONAL: Create a `features.yaml` override
+  ```bash
+  cp osf/features.yaml osf/features.override.yaml
+  ```
+  Note: Update the WAFFLE_VALUES_YAML variable to point to the override file (osf/features.override.yaml).
 
 ## Application Debugging