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@@ -6,19 +6,54 @@ _**⚠️ AdventureLog is in early development and is not recommended for produc
 
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-## Installation
+# Installation
 
-### Docker 🐋 (Recomended)
+# Docker 🐋
 
-1. Clone the repository
-2. Edit the `docker-compose.yml` file and change the database password as well as the django secret key
-3. Run `docker compose up -d` to build the image and start the container
-4. Wait for the app to start up and migrate then visit the port and enjoy!
-5. After navigating to the app, fill out the form to create the admin user.
+Docker is the perffered way to run AdventureLog on your local machine. It is a lightweight containerization technology that allows you to run applications in isolated environments called containers.
+**Note**: This guide mainly focuses on installation with a linux based host machine, but the steps are similar for other operating systems.
 
-**Note**: The `ORIGIN` variable is required for CSRF protection. It can be omitted if using a reverse proxy or other HTTPS service.
+## Prerequisites
 
-## About AdventureLog
+- Docker installed on your machine/server. You can learn how to download it [here](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/).
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Get the `docker-compose.yml` file from the AdventureLog repository. You can download it from [here](https://github.com/seanmorley15/AdventureLog/blob/main/docker-compose.yml) or run this command to download it directly to your machine:
+
+```bash
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/seanmorley15/AdventureLog/main/docker-compose.yml
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Here is a summary of the configuration options available in the `docker-compose.yml` file:
+
+<!-- make a table with colum name, is required, other -->
+
+### Frontend Container (web)
+
+| Name                | Required  | Description                                                                                                                                                   | Default Value         |
+| ------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
+| `PUBLIC_SERVER_URL` | Yes       | What the frontend SSR server uses to connect to the backend.                                                                                                  | http://server:8000    |
+| `ORIGIN`            | Sometimes | Not needed if using HTTPS. If not, set it to the domain of what you will acess the app from.                                                                  | http://localhost:8080 |
+| `BODY_SIZE_LIMIT`   | Yes       | Used to set the maximum upload size to the server. Should be changed to prevent someone from uploading too much! Custom values must be set in **kiliobytes**. | Infinity              |
+
+### Backend Container (server)
+
+| Name                    | Required | Description                                                                                                                                  | Default Value        |
+| ----------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
+| `PGHOST`                | Yes      | Databse host.                                                                                                                                | db                   |
+| `PGDATABASE`            | Yes      | Database.                                                                                                                                    | database             |
+| `PGUSER`                | Yes      | Database user.                                                                                                                               | adventure            |
+| `PGPASSWORD`            | Yes      | Database password.                                                                                                                           | changeme123          |
+| `DJANGO_ADMIN_USERNAME` | Yes      | Default username.                                                                                                                            | admin                |
+| `DJANGO_ADMIN_PASSWORD` | Yes      | Default password, change after inital login.                                                                                                 | admin                |
+| `DJANGO_ADMIN_EMAIL`    | Yes      | Default user's email.                                                                                                                        | admin@example.com    |
+| `PUBLIC_URL`            | Yes      | This is the publically accessible url to the **nginx** container. You should be able to acess nginx from this url where you access your app. | http://127.0.0.1:81  |
+| `CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS`  | Yes      | Need to be changed to the orgins where you use your backend server and frontend. These values are comma seperated.                           | Needs to be changed. |
+
+# About AdventureLog
 
 AdventureLog is a Svelte Kit and Django application that utilizes a PostgreSQL database. Users can log the adventures they have experienced, as well as plan future ones. Key features include: