diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+volumes/*
+!.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  etherpad:
+    image: etherpad/etherpad:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      TITLE: "Etherpad"
+      ADMIN_PASSWORD: "2m2R^BkYLhycNA!L"
+      DB_FILENAME: "/opt/etherpad-lite/var/dirty.db"
+      LOGLEVEL: "INFO"
+      DISABLE_IP_LOGGING: "true"
+      SHOW_SETTINGS_IN_ADMIN_PAGE: "false"
+      TRUST_PROXY: "true"
+    volumes:
+      - ./volumes/etherpad-var:/opt/etherpad-lite/var
+      - ./volumes/etherpad-plugins:/opt/etherpad-lite/src/plugin_packages
diff --git a/volumes/.gitkeep b/volumes/.gitkeep
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