diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea7bb0c..a5d97a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ You will likely want to override a number of things in the project folder, such
 Here is an example of how your project's docker-compose file might look:
 
 ```yaml
-version: '3.4'
-
 networks:
   proxy:
     external: true
@@ -51,3 +49,5 @@ with the .env file:
 ```text
 COOKBOOK=/git-repos/docker-compose-cookbooks
 ```
+
+Now use ```docker compose up -d``` to start the project.
diff --git a/adminer/README.md b/adminer/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7adeaf6
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Adminer
+
+Work in Progress, dockerhub says unmaintained. 
+Db gui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/adminer/docker-compose.yml b/adminer/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45143c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adminer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+
+services:
+  adminer:
+    image: adminer:latest
+    container_name: adminer
+    environment:
+      ADMINER_DEFAULT_SERVER: ${ADMINER_DEFAULT_SERVER:-mariadb}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+    read_only: true
+    tmpfs:
+      - /var/lib/php:rw,noexec,nosuid,size=64M
diff --git a/adminer/sample-extends.yml b/adminer/sample-extends.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbda475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adminer/sample-extends.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: '3.4'
+
+services:
+  mariadb:
+    extends:
+      file: ${COOKBOOK}/adminer/docker-compose.yml
+      service: adminer
diff --git a/adminer/sample.env b/adminer/sample.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a139f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adminer/sample.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+COOKBOOK=/git/docker-compose-cookbooks #HELP: cookbooks
+VOL_PATH=./data/ #HELP: volpath
+TZ="America/Vancouver"
+
+# ADMINER
+ADMINER_DEFAULT_SERVER=mariadb
diff --git a/phpmyadmin/docker-compose.yml b/phpmyadmin/docker-compose.yml
index 35ef1aa..60c5019 100644
--- a/phpmyadmin/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/phpmyadmin/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
 services:
   phpmyadmin:
     image: ${PHPMYADMIN_IMAGE:-phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest}