diff --git a/mariadb/sample.env b/mariadb/sample.env
index 0e9eb94..ffd1fd6 100644
--- a/mariadb/sample.env
+++ b/mariadb/sample.env
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Global
-COOKBOOK=/docker-compose-cookbooks
 COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=project
 TZ=America/Vancouver
 VOL_CONFIG_PATH=/data/projectName/config
diff --git a/suitecrm/README.md b/suitecrm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e941d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suitecrm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SUITE CRM
+
+proxyport 8080
+
+
+See documentation: https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/suitecrm
+
+Gotchas:
+
+1. they sometimes change variable names.
diff --git a/suitecrm/docker-compose.yml b/suitecrm/docker-compose.yml
index 0d73003..3645667 100644
--- a/suitecrm/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/suitecrm/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,35 +3,19 @@ services:
   suitecrm:
     image: bitnami/suitecrm:latest
     environment:
-      - MARIADB_HOST=mariadb
-      - MARIADB_PORT_NUMBER=3306
+      - SUITECRM_DATABASE_HOST=mariadb
+      - SUITECRM_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER=3306
       - SUITECRM_DATABASE_USER=suitecrm
-      - SUITECRM_DATABASE_PASSWORD=suitecrm_password
+      - SUITECRM_DATABASE_PASSWORD=${SUITECRM_DB_PASSWORD}
       - SUITECRM_DATABASE_NAME=suitecrm_db
       - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=no
-      - SUITECRM_USERNAME=nick
-      - SUITECRM_PASSWORD=yeoman
+      - SUITECRM_USERNAME=${SUITECRM_USER}
+      - SUITECRM_PASSWORD=${SUITECRM_PASS}
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
     depends_on:
       - mariadb
     volumes:
-      - suitecrm_data:/bitnami/suitecrm
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/suitecrm_data:/bitnami/suitecrm
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  mariadb:
-    image: bitnami/mariadb:latest
-    environment:
-      - MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=root_password
-      - MARIADB_USER=suitecrm
-      - MARIADB_PASSWORD=suitecrm_password
-      - MARIADB_DATABASE=suitecrm_db
-    volumes:
-      - mariadb_data:/bitnami/mariadb
-    restart: unless-stopped
-
-volumes:
-  suitecrm_data:
-    driver: local
-  mariadb_data:
-    driver: local
diff --git a/suitecrm/sample.env b/suitecrm/sample.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d0506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suitecrm/sample.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+VOL_PATH=/data
+
+# SuiteCRM
+SUITECRM_IMAGE=bitnami/suitecrm:latest
+SUITECRM_DB_PASSWORD=ThisPasswordNeedsToChange
+SUITECRM_USER=suiteuser
+SUITECRM_PASS=sweetpassword