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+
+# Harambee dedicated servers for games set-up
+This repository is a set-up for several dedicated servers for the online enjoyment of members of Harambee. It consists of a docker-compose stack that is meant to be deployed almost as-is.
+
+## Currently included (15-02-2020)
+- [Valheim](https://github.com/lloesche/valheim-server-docker)
+
+## How to set up yourself?
+1. Clone this repository
+2. Copy `dist.env` to `.env`
+3. Change the environment variables in `.env` to your likings
+4. `$ docker-compose up -d`
+5. Watch magic happen.
+6. > You're a hacker Harry!
+
+## Objectives and principles
+- Game data is stored in the `./data/<game>` directory, but can be changed to your liking in the environment variables
+- The containers should be kept up-to-date automatically, so when a new version of the game comes out, the server downloads this version and restarts the container
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     ports: 
       - "2456-2458:2456-2458/udp"
     volumes: 
-      - "./data/valheim:/config"
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+      - "${DATA_DIR}/valheim:/config"
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 # Base config
 TZ=Europe/Amsterdam
+DATA_DIR=./data
 
 #
 # Valheim