diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
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+++ b/.env.sample
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+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
+
+MYSQL_DATABASE=gitea
+MYSQL_USER=DATABASEUSER
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=DATABASEPASSWORD
+
+PROJECT_URL=git.localhost
+
+PROJECT_NAME=sample
+ 
+TRAEFIK_NETWORK=traefik_net
+
+PROJECT_DATA=./data
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.env
+data/*
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,27 @@
-# traefik_gitea
+# traefik gitea
 
+### get started
+
+create a .env file
+
+sample .env:
+ 
+    # .env
+
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
+
+    MYSQL_DATABASE=gitea
+    MYSQL_USER=DATABASEUSER
+    MYSQL_PASSWORD=DATABASEPASSWORD
+
+    PROJECT_URL=git.localhost
+
+    PROJECT_NAME=sample
+
+    # the traefik network you want to use 
+    TRAEFIK_NETWORK=traefik_net
+
+    # the root path to store your data from this project
+    PROJECT_DATA=./data
+
+then execute the first time the init script
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '1'
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: "${TRAEFIK_NETWORK}"
+    external: true
+  db:
+    name: "${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea_db_net"
+    external: false
+
+services:
+  gitea:
+    image: "gitea/gitea:latest"
+    container_name: "${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea"
+    hostname: "${PROJECT_URL}"
+    environment:
+      - "USER_UID=1000"
+      - "USER_GID=1000"
+      - "GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=mysql"
+      - "GITEA__database__HOST=db:3306"
+      - "GITEA__database__NAME=${MYSQL_DATABASE}"
+      - "GITEA__database__USER=${MYSQL_USER}"
+      - "GITEA__database__PASSWD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD}"
+    restart: "unless-stopped"
+    networks:
+      - "db"
+    volumes:
+      - "${PROJECT_DATA}/${PROJECT_NAME}-gitea/git:/data"
+      - "/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+    depends_on:
+      - "db"
+    labels:
+      # Watchtower add to auto update
+      - "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable=true"
+      # traefik
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.docker.network=${TRAEFIK_NETWORK}"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea.rule=Host(`${PROJECT_URL}`)"
+      - "traefik.http.services.${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea.entrypoints=websecure"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea.tls=true"
+  db:
+    image: "mariadb:latest"
+    container_name: "${PROJECT_NAME}_gitea_db"
+    restart: "unless-stopped"
+    env_file: ".env"
+    networks:
+      - "db"
+    volumes: 
+      - "${PROJECT_DATA}/${PROJECT_NAME}-gitea/db:/var/lib/mysql"
+    labels:
+      # Watchtower add to auto update
+      - "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable=true"
+      # traefik
+      - "traefik.enable=false"
diff --git a/init b/init
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./.env
+
+mkdir -p ${PROJECT_DATA}/${PROJECT_NAME}-gitea/git
+mkdir -p ${PROJECT_DATA}/${PROJECT_NAME}-gitea/db
+
+docker network create $TRAEFIK_NETWORK
+
+docker compose up -d
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