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+services:
+  scratchingpost:
+    build: .
+    image: scratchingpost:latest
+    container_name: scratchingpost
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    environment:
+      # Where the SQLite DB lives inside the container (matches the volume below).
+      - DataDirectory=/data
+      # Admin login — override these for anything beyond local testing.
+      - Admin__Username=admin
+      - Admin__Password=ScratchingPost2026!
+      # - MaxUploadSizeMB=20
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/data                       # noticeboard.db
+      - ./uploads:/app/wwwroot/uploads      # TinyMCE / background images / uploaded ICS files