diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d66cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+include.conf
+config.env.example
+README.md
+docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..bc48267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+config.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9248dda..d777ff1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:latest
 
+ARG BUILD_SERVER_NAME="irc.lame-network.local"
+
 ENV ADMIN_EMAIL="no-reply@lame-netwoork.local"
 
 ENV SID="01A"
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ RUN touch /etc/inspircd/oper.motd.txt
 RUN openssl genrsa -out /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.key
 
 RUN openssl req -new -key /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.key -out /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.csr \
-    -subj "/C=US/ST=Washington/L=Seattle/O=LameNetwork/OU=IT Department/CN=lame-network.local"
+    -subj "/C=US/ST=Washington/L=Seattle/O=LameNetwork/OU=IT Department/CN=$SERVER_NAME"
 
 RUN openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.csr -signkey /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.key -out /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.crt
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9241fa..bbfc025 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Instructions 
 
 - `docker build -t inspi4 -t inspi4:latest .`
-- `docker run -it --rm -e 'DEFAULT_BLOCK_HOST_MASK=""' -net host inspi4`
+- `docker run -it --rm -e 'DEFAULT_BLOCK_HOST_MASK="nothing"' -net host inspi4`
 
 # Optional 
 
 - create a custom `links.conf`
-- `docker run -it --rm -e 'DEFAULT_BLOCK_HOST_MASK=""' -net host -v $(pwd)/links.conf:/etc/inspircd/links.conf:ro inspi4`
+- `docker run -it --rm -e 'DEFAULT_BLOCK_HOST_MASK="nothing"' -net host -v $(pwd)/links.conf:/etc/inspircd/links.conf:ro inspi4`
diff --git a/docker-compose.linked.yml b/docker-compose.linked.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21065b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.linked.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+services:
+  ircd_linked:
+    build:
+        context: .
+        args:
+            BUILD_SERVER_NAME: ${SERVER_NAME}
+    image: inspi4
+    network_mode: "host"
+    env_file: "config.env"
+    volumes:
+        - ./links.conf:/etc/inspircd/links.conf:ro
+        - ssl:/etc/ssl/inspircd
+        - data:/var/lib/inspircd
+        - log:/var/log/inspircd
+volumes:
+    data:
+        name: data
+    ssl:
+        name: ssl
+    log:
+        name: log
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 82d420a..d081af1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,14 @@ services:
     build: .
     network_mode: "host"
     env_file: "config.env"
+    volumes:
+        - ssl:/etc/ssl/inspircd
+        - data:/var/lib/inspircd
+        - log:/var/log/inspircd
+volumes:
+    data:
+        name: data
+    ssl:
+        name: ssl
+    log:
+        name: log