diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
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+APP_USER=YOURUSER
+APP_PASSWORD=YOURPASSWORD
+
+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 +1,21 @@
-# traefik_gotify
+# traefik gotify
 
+### get started
+
+create a .env file
+
+sample .env:
+
+    # .env
+
+    APP_USER=YOURUSER
+    APP_PASSWORD=YOURPASSWORD
+
+    PROJECT_URL=git.localhost
+
+    PROJECT_NAME=sample
+
+    # the traefik network you want to use 
+    TRAEFIK_NETWORK=traefik_net
+
+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: "${TRAEFIK_NETWORK}"
+    external: true
+
+services:
+  gotify:
+    image: "gotify/server"
+    container_name: "${PROJECT_NAME}_gotify"
+    hostname: "${PROJECT_URL}"
+    restart: "unless-stopped"
+    environment:
+      - "GOTIFY_SERVER_PORT=80"
+      - "GOTIFY_SERVER_SSL_PORT=443"
+      - "GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_NAME=${APP_USER}"
+      - "GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_PASS=${APP_PASSWORD}"
+      - "GOTIFY_DATABASE_DIALECT=sqlite3"
+      - "GOTIFY_DATABASE_CONNECTION=db/gotify.db"
+    volumes:
+      - "./data/gotify:/app/data"
+      - "./data/db:/app/db"
+      - "/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+    labels:
+      # Watchtower add to auto update
+      - "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable=true"
+      # traefik
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.docker.network=${TRAEFIK_NETWORK}"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}_gotify.rule=Host(`${PROJECT_URL}`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}_gotify.entrypoints=websecure"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}_gotify.tls=true"
+      - "traefik.http.services.${PROJECT_NAME}_gotify.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
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diff --git a/init b/init
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./.env
+
+mkdir data 
+
+docker network create $TRAEFIK_NETWORK
+
+docker compose up -d
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