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 - Every stack has at least 3 files: `compose.yaml` (dockhand style), `sample.env`, `README.md`
 - `_dev` = experimental, `_notes` = docs/minimal examples, no suffix = production-ready
-- Always references an external `proxy` network (`docker network create proxy` once)
+- Always references an external `proxy` network (managed by Nginx Proxy Manager; `docker network create proxy` once)
 - Volumes use `${VOL_PATH:-/data}` as the base path (absolute `/data`, never `./data`); project directories use `${VOL_PROJECTS:-/data}`
 - Timezone defaults to `America/Vancouver`, but only include if the container requires it.
 - Restart policy, image tag, and port are configurable via env vars with sensible defaults
diff --git a/rocketchat_dev/README.md b/rocketchat_dev/README.md
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+# Rocket.Chat
+
+## Overview
+
+Rocket.Chat is an open-source team messaging platform. This stack includes Rocket.Chat, MongoDB with replica set initialization, and an optional Hubot chatbot.
+
+## Project Details
+
+-   **Project Repository:** [https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat)
+-   **Container Image:** [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/_/rocket-chat)
+-   **Documentation:** [https://docs.rocket.chat](https://docs.rocket.chat)
+-   **Reverse Proxy Port:** `3000`
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Start the stack: `docker compose up -d`
+2. Open https://${ROCKETCHAT_DOMAIN} in your browser
+3. Follow the setup wizard to configure your Rocket.Chat instance
+
+## Environment Variable Notes
+
+    VOL_PATH – base path for persistent data volumes
+    VOL_PROJECTS – base path for project directories
+    ROCKETCHAT_IMAGE – Rocket.Chat container image (default: rocketchat/rocket.chat:latest)
+    ROCKETCHAT_RESTART – restart policy (default: unless-stopped)
+    ROCKETCHAT_DOMAIN – domain name for reverse proxy access
+    ROCKETCHAT_PORT – host port mapped to container port 3000 (default: 3000)
+    MONGO_IMAGE – MongoDB container image (default: mongo:4.0)
+    HUBOT_IMAGE – Hubot chatbot image (default: rocketchat/hubot-rocketchat:latest)
+
+## Volume Notes
+
+    ${VOL_PATH}/rocketchat_dev/uploads – Rocket.Chat file uploads
+    ${VOL_PATH}/rocketchat_dev/db – MongoDB data directory
+    ${VOL_PATH}/rocketchat_dev/dump – MongoDB dump directory
+    ${VOL_PATH}/rocketchat_dev/hubot-scripts – Hubot custom scripts
+
+## Network Notes
+
+Requires the external `proxy` network. An internal bridge network `internal` is created for inter-service communication.
+
+## Docker Run
+
+```bash
+docker run -d \
+  --name rocketchat \
+  -v ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/rocketchat_dev/uploads:/app/uploads \
+  -e PORT=3000 \
+  -e ROOT_URL=http://chat.example.com:3000 \
+  -e MONGO_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/rocketchat \
+  -e MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/local \
+  -p 3000:3000 \
+  --network proxy \
+  rocketchat/rocket.chat:latest
+```
+
+## Additional Notes / Gotchas
+
+- MongoDB uses the `mmapv1` storage engine with `--smallfiles` and `--oplogSize 128` for compatibility with Rocket.Chat.
+- The `mongo-init-replica` service initializes the MongoDB replica set and exits. It must complete before Rocket.Chat starts.
+- Hubot requires a bot user to be created in Rocket.Chat before it can connect. Update the password in the compose file or environment.
+
+## Dockhand Stack, Deploy from Git
+
+Cookbooks Repository
+stackname: ROCKETCHAT_DEV
+Compose file path: rocketchat_dev/compose.yaml
+Additional env file (optional): rocketchat_dev/sample.env
+
+Then "Load" rocketchat_dev/sample.env into the Environmental variables in dockhand
+
+Create the Stack
diff --git a/rocketchat_dev/compose.yaml b/rocketchat_dev/compose.yaml
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+# Rocket.Chat
+
+services:
+  rocketchat:
+    image: ${ROCKETCHAT_IMAGE:-rocketchat/rocket.chat:latest}
+    restart: ${ROCKETCHAT_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    volumes:
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/rocketchat_dev/uploads:/app/uploads
+
+    environment:
+      - PORT=3000
+      - ROOT_URL=http://${ROCKETCHAT_DOMAIN:-localhost}:3000
+      - MONGO_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/rocketchat
+      - MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/local
+      - MAIL_URL=smtp://smtp.email
+
+    ports:
+      - "${ROCKETCHAT_PORT:-3000}:3000"
+
+    networks:
+      - proxy
+      - internal
+
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo
+
+  mongo:
+    image: ${MONGO_IMAGE:-mongo:4.0}
+    restart: ${ROCKETCHAT_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    volumes:
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/rocketchat_dev/db:/data/db
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/rocketchat_dev/dump:/dump
+
+    command: mongod --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --replSet rs0 --storageEngine=mmapv1
+
+    networks:
+      - internal
+
+  mongo-init-replica:
+    image: ${MONGO_IMAGE:-mongo:4.0}
+
+    command: >
+      mongo mongo/rocketchat --eval
+        "rs.initiate({
+          _id: 'rs0',
+          members: [ { _id: 0, host: 'localhost:27017' } ]
+        })"
+
+    networks:
+      - internal
+
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo
+
+  hubot:
+    image: ${HUBOT_IMAGE:-rocketchat/hubot-rocketchat:latest}
+    restart: ${ROCKETCHAT_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    volumes:
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/rocketchat_dev/hubot-scripts:/home/hubot/scripts
+
+    environment:
+      - ROCKETCHAT_URL=rocketchat:3000
+      - ROCKETCHAT_ROOM=GENERAL
+      - ROCKETCHAT_USER=bot
+      - ROCKETCHAT_PASSWORD=botpassword
+      - BOT_NAME=bot
+      - EXTERNAL_SCRIPTS=hubot-help,hubot-seen,hubot-links,hubot-diagnostics
+
+    networks:
+      - internal
+
+    depends_on:
+      - rocketchat
+
+networks:
+  proxy:
+    external: true
+  internal:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/rocketchat_dev/docker-compose.yml b/rocketchat_dev/docker-compose.yml
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-###############################################################################
-# Rocket Chat
-# Update the .env file
-# make sure you use the $PREFIX from .env for project_name
-# docker-compose -p project_name up -d
-###############################################################################
-
-volumes:
-  rocketchat:
-  rocketchat-db:
-  rocketchat-dump:
-  rocketchat-scripts:
-
-services:
-  rocketchat:
-    image: rocketchat/rocket.chat:latest
-    command: >
-      bash -c
-        "for i in `seq 1 30`; do
-          node main.js &&
-          s=$$? && break || s=$$?;
-          echo \"Tried $$i times. Waiting 5 secs...\";
-          sleep 5;
-        done; (exit $$s)"
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    volumes:
-      - rocketchat:/app/uploads
-    networks:
-      - admin_web
-    environment:
-      - PORT=3000
-      - ROOT_URL=http://${ROCKET_DOMAIN_NAME}:3000
-      - MONGO_URL=mongodb://${PREFIX}_mongo_1:27017/rocketchat
-      - MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://${PREFIX}_mongo_1:27017/local
-      - MAIL_URL=smtp://smtp.email
-#       - HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.domain.com
-#       - HTTPS_PROXY=http://proxy.domain.com
-    depends_on:
-      - mongo
-    labels:
-      - "traefik.enable=true"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.${PREFIX}_chat.rule=Host(`${ROCKET_DOMAIN_NAME}`)"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.${PREFIX}_chat.entrypoints=websecure"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.${PREFIX}_chat.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
-      - "traefik.http.services.${PREFIX}_chat.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
-
-  mongo:
-    image: mongo:4.0
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    volumes:
-     - rocketchat-db:/data/db
-     - rocketchat-dump:/dump
-    networks:
-      - admin_web
-    command: mongod --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --replSet rs0 --storageEngine=mmapv1
-
-  mongo-init-replica:
-    image: mongo:4.0
-    command: >
-      bash -c
-        "for i in `seq 1 30`; do
-          mongo mongo/rocketchat --eval \"
-            rs.initiate({
-              _id: 'rs0',
-              members: [ { _id: 0, host: 'localhost:27017' } ]})\" &&
-          s=$$? && break || s=$$?;
-          echo \"Tried $$i times. Waiting 5 secs...\";
-          sleep 5;
-        done; (exit $$s)"
-    depends_on:
-      - mongo
-    networks:
-      - admin_web
-
-  # hubot, the popular chatbot (add the bot user first and change the password before starting this image)
-  hubot:
-    image: rocketchat/hubot-rocketchat:latest
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    environment:
-      - ROCKETCHAT_URL=rocketchat:3000
-      - ROCKETCHAT_ROOM=GENERAL
-      - ROCKETCHAT_USER=bot
-      - ROCKETCHAT_PASSWORD=botpassword
-      - BOT_NAME=bot
-  # you can add more scripts as you'd like here, they need to be installable by npm
-      - EXTERNAL_SCRIPTS=hubot-help,hubot-seen,hubot-links,hubot-diagnostics
-    depends_on:
-      - rocketchat
-    volumes:
-      - rocketchat-scripts:/home/hubot/scripts
-    networks:
-      - admin_web
diff --git a/rocketchat_dev/env-sample b/rocketchat_dev/env-sample
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-# Domains & Project
-PREFIX=p1
-ROCKET_DOMAIN_NAME=chat.nickyeoman.com
-
-# Software versions
-ROCKETCHAT_V=3.1.1
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+# ===== Paths =====
+VOL_PATH=/data
+VOL_PROJECTS=/data/projects
+
+# ===== Rocket.Chat =====
+ROCKETCHAT_IMAGE=rocketchat/rocket.chat:latest
+ROCKETCHAT_RESTART=unless-stopped
+ROCKETCHAT_DOMAIN=chat.example.com
+ROCKETCHAT_PORT=3000
+
+# ===== MongoDB =====
+MONGO_IMAGE=mongo:4.0
+
+# ===== Hubot =====
+HUBOT_IMAGE=rocketchat/hubot-rocketchat:latest