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+# WebDNS Docker
+
+This a docker-compose config to startup a development instance of the rWEBDNS project.
+
+
+You need a working Docker setup and the docker-compose binary.
+Tested with:
+
+Docker version 17.05.0-ce, build 89658be
+docker-compose version 1.16.1, build 6d1ac21
+
+
+## Init
+
+ - Copy env.dist to env.
+ - Set MYSQL_PASSWORD and SECRET_KEY_PASS to some random value.
+ - Start the instances
+
+docker-compose up
+