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+version: '2'
+services:
+  thelounge:
+    image: ghcr.io/thelounge/thelounge:latest
+    container_name: thelounge
+    ports:
+      - "9000:9000"
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - ./thelounge:/var/opt/thelounge # bind lounge config from the host's file system
+# external caddy handles SSL certs