diff --git a/docker-compose/mysql/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/mysql/docker-compose.yml
index 5ab1f82b89..f2218108d5 100644
--- a/docker-compose/mysql/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/mysql/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
       - nc_data:/usr/app/data
+#    below line shows how to change charset and collation
+#    uncomment it if necessary
+#    command: --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     restart: always
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password