diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 138935d8..0b7f7ddb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
-      - MYSQL_ROOT_HOST="0.0.0.0"
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=%
     ports:
       - "5306:3306"
     volumes:
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f0390fe7..440cfef7 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -171,8 +171,24 @@ docker exec -it student_dashboard_mysql mysql_upgrade \
 When prompted, specify the password for the root MySQL user.
 It should be found in the `MYSQL.ROOT_PASSWORD` property of `env.hjson`.
 
-[Next: Contributors](../docs/CONTRIBUTORS.md)
+### Backing up the development database
+
+To backup the development databaes with the default settings, use this command
+```sh
+docker exec student_dashboard_mysql mysqldump --socket=/tmp/mysql.sock -uroot -pstudent_dashboard_root_pw student_dashboard > student_dashboard.sql
+```
+
+To restore this database to a new database you had created as an admin called student_dashboard_new (CREATE database student_dashboard_new). You can also just restore it to the same database (student_dashboard).
+
+```sh
+docker exec -i student_dashboard_mysql mysql -uroot -pstudent_dashboard_root_pw student_dashboard < student_dashboard.sql
+```
+
+Note: It's possible you may need to recreate the database (delete the .data directory) if your value in docker-compose was `MYSQL_ROOT_HOST="0.0.0.0"` which makes it difficult to connect to MySQL. 
 
 ### Dependency Upgrade
 
  For Auto-upgrade django to future version, use the helpful library called [django-upgrade](https://github.com/adamchainz/django-upgrade )
+
+[Next: Contributors](../docs/CONTRIBUTORS.md)
+