diff --git a/.env b/.env
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index 49aa505..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-NETWORKNAME=
-MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=
-MYSQL_USER=
-MYSQL_PASSWORD=
-MYSQL_DATABASE=
-MYSQL_USER=
-MYSQL_PASSWORD=
-MYSQL_DATABASE=
diff --git a/bin/generate_env.sh b/bin/generate_env.sh
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index 0000000..c378629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/generate_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+ENV_FILE=".env"
+
+# Function to generate a random alphanumeric password of a given length
+generate_password() {
+  tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' < /dev/urandom | head -c "${1:-12}"
+}
+
+# Function to prompt for a value if not set as a parameter
+prompt_for_value() {
+  read -p "$1: " value
+  echo "$value"
+}
+
+# Set $PROJECTNAME if not provided as a parameter
+PROJECTNAME=${1:-$(prompt_for_value "Enter PROJECTNAME")}
+
+cat <<EOF > $ENV_FILE
+# Docker
+NETWORKNAME=${PROJECTNAME}_web
+
+# MySQL
+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=$(generate_password)
+MYSQL_USER=u$(echo $PROJECTNAME | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=$(generate_password)
+MYSQL_DATABASE=db_$(echo $PROJECTNAME | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+# GITEA
+GITEA_API_URL=REPLACEME
+ACCESS_TOKEN=REPLACEME
+
+# Joomla
+EMAIL=noreply@example.com
+JOOMLA_USER="John Doe"
+JOOMLA_USERNAME=admin
+# Passwords must be 12 characters long (admin-password)
+JOOMLA_PASSWORD=$(generate_password)
+
+# SMTP
+SMTP_USER=null
+SMTP_PASS=null
+SMTP_HOST='mailhog'
+SMTP_SECURITY='None'
+SMTP_PORT=1025
+EOF
+
+echo "Generated $ENV_FILE with randomly generated passwords and customized PROJECTNAME."