diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f884a5..05d8506 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ RUN npm install --production
   # --name master --displayName Master --email admin --password password
 
 # upgrade the AuthoringTool and or Framework
-#RUN node upgrade --Y/n Y
+# RUN node upgrade --Y/n Y
 
 # guest: 5000, host: 5000
 # guest: 5858, host: 5858
 # guest: 27017, host: 27027
 
-# cd /vagrant/
-# pm2 start processes.json
+EXPOSE 5000
 
-EXPOSE 5000
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+CMD pm2 start --no-daemon processes.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a4ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+README.md
+=================
+
+Do this once:
+
+```
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.setup.yml run --rm setup
+
+```
+
+Then `docker-compose up -d`.
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diff --git a/docker-compose.setup.yml b/docker-compose.setup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25cf257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.setup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: '2'
+
+volumes:
+  adaptdata:
+    external:
+      name: dockeradaptauthoring_adaptdata
+
+services:
+  setup:
+    build: .
+    container_name: adaptauthoring
+    # extends:
+    #   file: docker-compose.yml
+    #   service: authoring
+    # volumes_from:
+    #   - adaptauthoring
+    volumes:
+      - adaptdata:/adapt_authoring
+    external_links:
+      - adaptdb
+    command: node install --install Y --serverPort 5000 --serverName localhost --dbHost adaptdb --dbName adapt-tenant-master --dbPort 27017 --dataRoot data --sessionSecret your-session-secret --useffmpeg Y --smtpService dummy --smtpUsername smtpUser --smtpPassword smtpPass --fromAddress you@example.com --name master --displayName Master --email ${ADMIN_EMAIL} --password ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
+    # && #node upgrade --Y/n Y
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fce663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+version: '2'
+
+volumes:
+  adaptdata:
+
+services:
+  db:
+    container_name: adaptdb
+    image: mongo
+  authoring:
+    volumes:
+      - adaptdata:/adapt_authoring
+    container_name: adaptauthoring
+    build: .
+    command: pm2 start --no-daemon processes.json
+    links:
+      - db
+    # depends_on:
+    #   - db
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"