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+# YOURLS
+
+## Overview
+
+YOURLS (Your Own URL Shortener) is a self-hosted URL shortener with
+link statistics, a bookmarklet, and a plugin API. This stack runs
+YOURLS with a MariaDB database.
+
+## Project Details
+
+-   **Project Repository:** [github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS](https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS)
+-   **Container Image:** [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/_/yourls)
+-   **Documentation:** [yourls.org](https://yourls.org/)
+-   **Reverse Proxy Port:** `80`
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Copy `sample.env` and set `YOURLS_SITE`, the admin login, and the
+   database passwords
+2. Start the containers: `docker compose up -d`
+3. Open http://localhost:8080/admin/ in your browser and run the
+   install step, then sign in with `YOURLS_USER` / `YOURLS_PASS`
+
+## Environment Variable Notes
+
+    YOURLS_SITE – public base URL used in generated short links; must
+      match how users reach the site (domain behind the proxy)
+    YOURLS_USER / YOURLS_PASS – admin login for the /admin/ interface
+    YOURLS_DB_NAME / YOURLS_DB_USER / YOURLS_DB_PASSWORD – database
+      name and credentials, shared by both services
+    YOURLS_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD – MariaDB root password
+    YOURLS_PORT – host port for the web UI (default 8080)
+
+## Volume Notes
+
+-   `/var/www/html` — YOURLS application files and plugins; stored at
+    `${VOL_PATH:-/data}/yourls/html` on the host
+-   `/var/lib/mysql` — MariaDB data; stored at
+    `${VOL_PATH:-/data}/yourls/db` on the host
+
+## Network Notes
+
+Requires proxy network. The database is only attached to the stack's
+`internal` network.
+
+## Docker Run
+
+Not recommended — YOURLS needs its MariaDB companion. Use the compose
+file.
+
+## Additional Notes / Gotchas
+
+-   This is a `_dev` stack — experimental, not yet production-ready.
+-   The admin interface is at `/admin/`, not the site root.
+-   Changing `YOURLS_SITE` after install does not rewrite existing
+    short links; set it correctly before creating links.
+
+## Dockhand Stack, Deploy from Git
+
+-   Cookbooks Repository
+-   stackname: yourls_dev
+-   Compose file path: yourls_dev/compose.yaml
+-   Additional env file (optional): yourls_dev/sample.env
+
+Then "Load" yourls_dev/sample.env into the Environment variables in dockhand.
+
+Create the Stack
diff --git a/yourls_dev/compose.yaml b/yourls_dev/compose.yaml
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+# YOURLS URL Shortener
+
+services:
+  yourls:
+    image: ${YOURLS_IMAGE:-yourls:latest}
+    restart: ${YOURLS_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    volumes:
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/yourls/html:/var/www/html
+
+    environment:
+      - YOURLS_DB_HOST=yourls-db
+      - YOURLS_DB_USER=${YOURLS_DB_USER:-yourls}
+      - YOURLS_DB_PASS=${YOURLS_DB_PASSWORD:-changeme}
+      - YOURLS_DB_NAME=${YOURLS_DB_NAME:-yourls}
+      - YOURLS_SITE=${YOURLS_SITE:-http://localhost:8080}
+      - YOURLS_USER=${YOURLS_USER:-admin}
+      - YOURLS_PASS=${YOURLS_PASS:-changeme}
+
+    ports:
+      - "${YOURLS_PORT:-8080}:80"
+
+    networks:
+      - proxy
+      - internal
+
+    depends_on:
+      - yourls-db
+
+  yourls-db:
+    image: ${MARIADB_IMAGE:-mariadb:11}
+    restart: ${YOURLS_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    volumes:
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/yourls/db:/var/lib/mysql
+
+    environment:
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${YOURLS_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD:-changeme-root}
+      - MYSQL_DATABASE=${YOURLS_DB_NAME:-yourls}
+      - MYSQL_USER=${YOURLS_DB_USER:-yourls}
+      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${YOURLS_DB_PASSWORD:-changeme}
+
+    networks:
+      - internal
+
+networks:
+  proxy:
+    external: true
+  internal:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/yourls_dev/docker-compose.yml b/yourls_dev/docker-compose.yml
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-services:
-
-  yourls-db:
-    # https://hub.docker.com/_/mariadb/
-    image: mariadb:${DB_V}
-    restart: always
-    volumes:
-      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/yourls-db:/var/lib/mysql
-    networks:
-      - yourls-net
-    environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${YOURLS_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${YOURLS_MYSQL_PASSWORD}
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: db_yourls
-      MYSQL_USER: yourls
-
-  yourls:
-    # reference: https://github.com/matomo-org/docker/blob/master/.examples/docker-compose.yml
-    image: yourls
-    restart: always
-    volumes:
-      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/yourls:/var/www/html
-    networks:
-      - yourls-net
-      - proxy
-    environment:
-      YOURLS_DB_HOST: ${PREFIX}_yourls-db_1
-      YOURLS_DB_USER: yourls
-      YOURLS_DB_PASS: ${YOURLS_MYSQL_PASSWORD}
-      YOURLS_DB_NAME: db_yourls
-      YOURLS_SITE: https://${YOURLS_DOMAIN_NAME}
-      YOURLS_USER: ${YOURLS_USER}
-      YOURLS_PASS: ${YOURLS_PASS}
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-# Domains & Project
-PREFIX=p1
-YOURLS_DOMAIN_NAME=yourls.nickyeoman.com
-
-# Passwords
-YOURLS_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=ChangeMe2ASecurepass!
-YOURLS_MYSQL_PASSWORD=Again2ASecurepass!
-YOURLS_USER=username
-YOURLS_PASS=Password4urls
-
-# Software versions
-DB_V=10.4.11
diff --git a/yourls_dev/sample.env b/yourls_dev/sample.env
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+YOURLS_IMAGE=yourls:latest
+MARIADB_IMAGE=mariadb:11
+YOURLS_RESTART=unless-stopped
+VOL_PATH=/data
+YOURLS_PORT=8080
+
+# Site URL (public URL used in generated short links)
+YOURLS_SITE=http://localhost:8080
+
+# Admin login
+YOURLS_USER=admin
+YOURLS_PASS=changeme
+
+# Database
+YOURLS_DB_NAME=yourls
+YOURLS_DB_USER=yourls
+YOURLS_DB_PASSWORD=changeme
+YOURLS_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=changeme-root