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 # MDblog
 This project intends to provide an easy blogging solution for people who like the markdown syntax and want an easy way to publish things. I didn't find a minimalistic enough blog that had markdown support so I wrote my own.
+
+## Setup
+This project has two main branches: master and production. You should always only use the production branch to run in production as the master branch does not use a secure server setup.
+This project is also Django based. Which means that you will have to run `python3 manage.py migrate` if you spin up the server for the first time to set up the database.
+If you are running the production version also make sure to collect the static files via `python3 manage.py collectstatic`.
+
+### Enviroment variables
+In order for this project to work you must set up some enviroment variables:
+- `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` will be the password for the postgres Database.
+- `POSTGRES_USER` is the user that runs the postgres db.
+- `POSTGRES_DB` is the name of the database the Django server uses.
+- `MD_FILE_PATH` path that points to a folder where all markdownfiles are saved.
+- `DJANGO_SECRET_KEY` the secret key used by Django which should obviously be kept secret
+- `DJANGO_DEBUG` indicates whether the Django server runs in Debug mode or not. Should be False iff the server runs in production
+- `SALT_KEY` some type of hash salt the [2fa provider needs](https://github.com/neutron-sync/django-2fa/blob/main/docs/config.md#environmental-variables---required). Use a 36 character string.
+
+### Docker 
+After saving the above mentioned enviroment variables in a `envvars.env` file (or adjusting the `docker-compose.yml` to use a different .env file) only a `docker compose up` should be required to bring the project up.
+
+### Migrate
+To initialize the Database you need to run a Django migration. To do this you enter the docker container via `docker exec -it mdblog-web-1 /bin/bash` and running the command `python3 manage.py migrate`. After that the DB should be set up and the project is accessible at [127.0.0.1:8000](127.0.0.1:8000). If not you can try putting a https:// before the URL.
+
+### Create a superuser
+You might want to create a user to be able to edit the blog. To do so, you have to enter the container, run `python3 manage.py createsuperuser` and follow the on screen prompt.
+
+## Contributions
+Please feel free to write issues and open pull requests!