diff --git a/Dockerfile b/.Dockerfile
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rename from Dockerfile
rename to .Dockerfile
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c6b92e9..35b6ae0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,10 +1,46 @@
+# Discord Bot config - Required
 DISCORD_TOKEN=
 DISCORD_PUBLIC_KEY=
+
+# Discord Server Config - Required 
 DISCORD_GUILD_ID=
 DISCORD_CHANNEL_ID=
 DISCORD_UPDATE_ROLE_ID=
+## Default=true
+DISCORD_SHOULD_CROSSPOST=
 
+# Statuspage Config - Required
 STATUSPAGE_API_KEY=
 STATUSPAGE_PAGE_ID=
+## Default=status.ticketsbot.cloud
+STATUSPAGE_URL=
+
+# Discord gateway port -Required
+## Default=8080
+SERVER_ADDR=
+
+# Database Config - Required
+## Leave Vars empty when using Database included in the provided docker-compose.yaml file!
+## Default=postgres://postgres:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-null}@postgres-statusbot:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable
+DATABASE_URI=
+## Default=null
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=
+
+
+
+# Optional Configurations:
+
+# Daemon Config - optional
+## Default=false
+DAEMON_ENABLED=
+## Default=30s
+DAEMON_FREQUENCY=
+## Default=30m
+DAEMON_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT=
+
 
-DATABASE_URI=postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost/postgres?sslmode=disable
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+# Debug Config - ONLY TOUCH THESE WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING!
+## Default=false
+JSON_LOGS=
+## Default=info
+LOG_LEVEL=
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9677b1f..69c29ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,30 @@ Status Updates is a backend service that keeps your Discord community informed b
 
 ---
 
-## Installation
+# Installation
+
+## Using Docker
+
+
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```sh
+   git clone https://github.com/TicketsBot-cloud/status-updates.git
+   cd status-updates
+   ```
+2. **Create a .env file by copying the provided [.env.example](./.env.example) file.**
+  Fill out all Env Variables in the sections that are Required.
+3. **Start the Bot**  
+  Run the following command in the directory the Bot's files were copied to:
+  `docker compose up -d`
+4. **Set the Interaction Endpoint URL**
+  Go to the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications) and click on the Application you made for this bot.
+  Set the Interaction Ednpoint URL to your Proxied domain with `/interactions` added behind it. (e.g. `https://{YOUR-CUSTOM-DOMAIN}/interactions`)
+    * You will need to proxy the port you set as your SERVER_ADDR (e.g. 8080) to a Publicly Accessible URL.
+    * Replace `{YOUR-CUSTOM-DOMAIN}` with your proxied URL (e.g. `gateway.example.com`)
+
+
+## Manual
+
 
 1. **Clone the repository:**
    ```sh
@@ -67,7 +90,7 @@ Status Updates is a backend service that keeps your Discord community informed b
    go build -o status-updates ./cmd/status-updates
    ```
 
-## Configuration
+### Configuration
 
 Configuration is managed via environment variables or a config file. See `internal/config/config.go` for all options.
 
@@ -85,7 +108,7 @@ STATUSPAGE_PAGE_ID=statuspage_page_id
 DATABASE_URI=postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost/postgres?sslmode=disable
 ```
 
-## Usage
+### Usage
 
 To run the service locally:
 ```sh
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..831f24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+services:
+  statuspages_bot:
+    build:
+      dockerfile: './.Dockerfile'
+    environment:
+      DAEMON_ENABLED: ${DAMEON_ENABLED:-false}
+      DAEMON_FREQUENCY: ${DAEMON_FREQUENCY:-30s}
+      DAEMON_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT: ${DAEMON_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT:-30m}
+      DISCORD_TOKEN: ${DISCORD_TOKEN}
+      DISCORD_PUBLIC_KEY: ${DISCORD_PUBLIC_KEY}
+      DISCORD_GUILD_ID: ${DISCORD_GUILD_ID}
+      DISCORD_CHANNEL_ID: ${DISCORD_CHANNEL_ID}
+      DISCORD_UPDATE_ROLE_ID: ${DISCORD_UPDATE_ROLE_ID}
+      DISCORD_SHOULD_CROSSPOST: ${DISCORD_SHOULD_CROSSPOST:-true}
+      STATUSPAGE_API_KEY: ${STATUSPAGE_API_KEY}
+      STATUSPAGE_PAGE_ID: ${STATUSPAGE_PAGE_ID}
+      STATUSPAGE_URL: ${STATUSPAGE_URL:-status.ticketsbot.cloud}
+      SERVER_ADDR: :${SERVER_ADDR:-8080}
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-null}
+      DATABASE_URI: ${DATABASE_URI:-postgres://postgres:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-null}@postgres-statusbot:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable}
+      JSON_LOGS: ${JSON_LOGS:-false}
+      LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
+    ports:
+        - '${SERVER_ADDR:-8080}:${SERVER_ADDR:-8080}'
+    depends_on:
+        postgres:
+          condition: service_healthy
+          restart: true
+    networks:
+        - app-network
+
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15
+    container_name: postgres-statusbot
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-null}
+      POSTGRES_DB: statusbot
+    ports: # Uncomment this line and the following line to access the main postgres on port 5433. Do not change the second port (5432) otherwise you cannot access the DB
+      - "5433:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - ./pgstatusbotdb:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./init.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+    networks:
+      - app-network
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "psql -U postgres -d statusbot -c 'SELECT 1' > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+
+networks:
+  app-network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/init.sql b/init.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e018c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS incidents (id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, role_id BIGINT NOT NULL, message_id BIGINT NOT NULL, thread_id BIGINT NOT NULL, created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(), updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(), status TEXT NOT NULL )
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