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tags: installation, docker-compose, user feedback
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# Simplifying Installation Process with docker-compose

###### Category: Installation Process
###### User: ovizii
###### Source: [Reddit Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/11n2fxx/comment/jbomlgl/?context=8&depth=9)

## Feedback Content
Please, why do we need to read through your bash script to figure out what it does when you could just provide a docker-compose.yml file?

I found this one https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar/blob/develop/docker-compose.yml but since it is not mentioned in the docs, I need to read through and see what I can remove from it like I don't need caddy or watchtower and see if I can get it to work. I see it contains 3 profiles :-( way too complicated for trying right now.

Thanks, I will follow your progress. I get your idea, but before I run a bash scrip off the internet, I need to check what it does and that is a pain in the a** if you don't use bash regularly. Lots of googling, checking what the next line of the script does, etc.

## Context (Optional)
The user is providing feedback on the installation process of a self-hosted software. They found the installation process to be complicated and preferred a simpler approach using a `docker-compose.yml` file.

## Related GitHub Issue(s) (if applicable)
[Allow users to install Mathesar using Docker Compose and a brand new DB](https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar/issues/2034#issuecomment-1486932641)

## Actions
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