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 # docker-compose
 
-Collection of docker-compose files for services I run
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+Collection of docker-compose files for services I run
+
+## Todo
+- [ ] Put all config files in `compose/`
+- [ ] Use .env files configs
+- [ ] Use .env files for secrets
+- [ ] Use .env files for volume binds
+- [ ] Provide example .env files
+- [x] Gitignore actual .env
+- [ ] Gitignore folders and files in `volumes/`
+- [ ] Add README to every service describing required env variables, commands and volumes
+- [ ] OPTIONAL: add a script that creates required dirs in `volumes/`
+- [ ] OPTIONAL: add a script to backup all .env files
+- [ ] OPTIONAL: add a script to backup everything 
+- [ ] OPTIONAL: Encrypt the backups with GPG
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