diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+####################################################################################################
+# Example configuration. Must be edited and copied to ".env" next to the compose.yaml
+####################################################################################################
+
+
+# Path to to mount as the directory for static data. Must be served by a webserver on the /static path
+DJANGO_STATIC_VOL=/path/to/static/root
+
+# Path to the media root. Must be served by a webserver on the media URL
+DJANGO_MEDIA_VOL=/path/to/media/root
+
+# Port to serve the App
+PORT=8000
+
+# Secret Key. Must be edited before deployment
+DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=534hj5jgh4365ghj35jgh245jgh24
+
+# Allowed host be be accessed. Currently it is only possible to specify a single URL
+DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST=lab.example.com
+
+# Media URL for images and other content
+DJANGO_MEDIA_URL=media.lab.example.com/
+
+# DO NOT SET DEBUG MODE IN PRODUCTION
+# DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE=True
+
+# Set this password if you want to use a custom postgres password. The db should be condifed inside the docker network.
+# Using the standard PW is therefore not a problem
+# DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW=myfancynewpassword123donotsharemewithanyone
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,3 +125,6 @@ dmypy.json
 
 
 myenv/*
+
+run/*
+.env
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
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+services:
+  shimatta-kenkyusho-web:
+    build: .
+    volumes:
+      - "${DJANGO_STATIC_VOL:-./run/static}:/var/static"
+      - "${DJANGO_MEDIA_VOL:-./run/media}:/var/media"
+    environment:
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW: "${DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW:-p4ssw0rd}"
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_USER: "postgres"
+      DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: "${DJANGO_SECRET_KEY}"
+      DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST: "${DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST}"
+      DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT: "/var/static"
+      DJANGO_MEDIA_URL: "${DJANGO_MEDIA_URL}"
+      DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT: "/var/media"
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_SOCKET: "shimatta-kenkyusho-db"
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PORT: "5432"
+      DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE: ${DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE:-False}
+    ports:
+      - "${PORT}:8000"
+    networks:
+      - backendnet
+    depends_on:
+      - "shimatta-kenkyusho-db"
+
+  shimatta-kenkyusho-db:
+    image: postgres:16.5-alpine
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW:-p4ssw0rd}"
+      POSTGRES_DB: "shimatta_kenkyusho"
+    volumes:
+      - "${PGDATA:-./run/pgdata}:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
+    networks:
+      - backendnet
+
+networks:
+  backendnet:
diff --git a/start_docker_compose_interactive.sh b/start_docker_compose_interactive.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Startup the db container
+docker-compose start shimatta-kenkyusho-db
+
+# Override entrypoint to get interactive shell
+docker-compose run --entrypoint="/bin/sh" -p 8000:8000 shimatta-kenkyusho-web
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