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+# Getting Started
+Copy the `.env.sample` file to `.env` and ensure that the variables are populated. This project
+can be used with regular hosting or with docker. For the sake of getting up to speed quickly,
+Docker will be covered. Make sure docker is running and your ssh identity has been loaded.
+
+Build image
+```
+docker compose build
+```
+
+Start images
+```
+docker compose up -d --force-recreate
+```
+
+Bring it down
+```
+docker compose down -v
+```
+
+Pruning
+```
+docker system prune -a
+```