diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 911b372145c..62db4126a84 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Develop Temporal Server
-
 This doc is for contributors to Temporal Server (hopefully that's you!)
 
 **Note:** All contributors also need to fill out the [Temporal Contributor License Agreement](https://gist.github.com/samarabbas/7dcd41eb1d847e12263cc961ccfdb197) before we can merge in any of your changes.
@@ -18,19 +17,19 @@ This doc is for contributors to Temporal Server (hopefully that's you!)
 * [docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
 * [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)
 
-### For Windows developers
+> Note: it is possible to run Temporal server without a `docker`. If for some reason (for example, performance on macOS)
+> you want to run dependencies on the host OS, please follow the [doc](develop/run_dependencies_host.md).
 
+### For Windows developers
 For developing on Windows, install [Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)](https://aka.ms/wsl) and [Ubuntu](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#step-6---install-your-linux-distribution-of-choice). After that, follow the guidance for installing prerequisites, building, and testing on Ubuntu.
 
 ## Check out the code
-
 Temporal uses go modules, there is no dependency on `$GOPATH` variable. Clone the repo into the preferred location:
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/temporalio/temporal.git
 ```
 
 ## Build
-
 For the very first time build `temporal-server` and helper tools with simple `make` command: 
 ```bash
 make
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ make bins
 Please check the top of our [Makefile](Makefile) for other useful build targets.
 
 ## Run tests
-
 Tests require runtime dependencies. They can be run with `start-dependencies` target (uses `docker-compose` internally). Open new terminal window and run:
 ```bash
 make start-dependencies
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ make stop-dependencies
 ```
 
 ## Run Temporal Server locally
-
 First start runtime dependencies. They can be run with `start-dependencies` target (uses `docker-compose` internally). Open new terminal window and run:
 ```bash
 make start-dependencies
@@ -115,7 +112,6 @@ make stop-dependencies
 ```
 
 ## Licence headers
-
 This project is Open Source Software, and requires a header at the beginning of
 all source files. To verify that all files contain the header execute:
 ```bash
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ make copyright
 ```
 
 ## Commit Messages And Titles of Pull Requests
-
 Overcommit adds some requirements to your commit messages. At Temporal, we follow the
 [Chris Beams](http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/) guide to writing git
 commit messages. Read it, follow it, learn it, love it.
diff --git a/develop/docs/macos/cassandra.md b/develop/docs/macos/cassandra.md
index 4683e4a20d8..18d56fe2e88 100644
--- a/develop/docs/macos/cassandra.md
+++ b/develop/docs/macos/cassandra.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# Temporal Server Cassandra Setup Guide
-
-## v3.11
+# Run Cassandra v3.11 on macOS
 
 ### Install
 ```bash
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ cassandra -f
 ```
 
 ### Post Installation
-Verify Cassandra v5.7 is running & accessible:
+Verify Cassandra v3.11 is running and accessible:
 ```bash
 cqlsh
 ```
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diff --git a/develop/docs/macos/mysql.md b/develop/docs/macos/mysql.md
index fb48bed4302..c331f3d031f 100644
--- a/develop/docs/macos/mysql.md
+++ b/develop/docs/macos/mysql.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# Temporal Server MySQL Setup Guide
-
-## v5.7
+# Run MySQL v5.7 on macOS
 
 ### Install
 ```bash
@@ -18,12 +16,12 @@ brew services stop mysql@5.7
 ```
 
 ### Post Installation
-Verify MySQL v5.7 is running & accessible:
+Verify MySQL v5.7 is running and accessible:
 ```bash
 mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3306 -u root
 ```
 
-Within mysql shell, create user & password:
+Within `mysql` shell, create user and password:
 ```mysql
 ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'root';
 CREATE USER 'temporal'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'temporal';
diff --git a/develop/docs/macos/postgresql.md b/develop/docs/macos/postgresql.md
index 006d672bf04..b2fd21c006f 100644
--- a/develop/docs/macos/postgresql.md
+++ b/develop/docs/macos/postgresql.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# Temporal Server PostgreSQL Setup Guide
-
-## v9.6
+# Run PostgreSQL v9.6 on macOS
 
 ### Install
 ```bash
@@ -23,12 +21,12 @@ Create a user `postgres`
 createuser -s root
 ```
 
-Verify PostgreSQL v9.6 is running & accessible:
+Verify PostgreSQL v9.6 is running and accessible:
 ```bash
 psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U root -d postgres
 ```
 
-Within psql shell, add a password:
+Within `psql` shell, add a password:
 ```postgresql
 ALTER USER root WITH PASSWORD 'root';
 ALTER USER root WITH SUPERUSER;
diff --git a/develop/docs/run_dependencies_host.md b/develop/docs/run_dependencies_host.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dda7021c077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/develop/docs/run_dependencies_host.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## Run Temporal dependencies on the host
+
+### macOS
+While developing Temporal server you may want to run its dependencies locally. One of the reason might be
+a bad docker file system performance on macOS. Please follow the doc for the database you use:
+[Cassandra](macos/cassandra.md), [MySQL](macos/mysql.md), or [PostgreSQL](macos/postgresql.md).
+
+### Linux
+Linux users should use `docker-compose` as described in the [contribution guide](../CONTRIBUTING.md). 
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