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+# Guild Journal
+
+Guild Journal is a simple tool to keep track of table top adventures.
+It is highly opinionated as I develop this for the group I play in.
+I try to keep it agnostic of any specific system.
+
+
+## Development
+
+```
+docker compose up
+```
+
+### Migrations
+
+#### Apply migrations
+```
+docker compose exec app python manage.py migrate
+```
+
+#### Create migrations
+```
+docker compose exec app python manage.py makemigrations
+```
+
+## Deployment
+
+### Build and publish docker image
+
+```
+./release.sh <tag>
+```
+
+### Use in Docker Compose
+
+```
+  guild_journal:
+    image: git.libove.org/h4kor/guild-journal:latest
+    user: 1000:1000
+    volumes:
+      - "./guild-journal:/data"
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:9011:8000"
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      GUILD_JOURNAL_ENV: production
+      DJANGO_HOST: guild-journal.example.org
+      SECRET_KEY: keep-this-secret
+```
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+version: '3.3'
+
+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
+    ports:
+      - 8000:8000
+    environment:
+      - GUILD_JOURNAL_ENV=development
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
diff --git a/guild_journal/settings/production.py b/guild_journal/settings/production.py
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = "django-insecure-e*p%e)pwf+-ntt4wpn-^^7-0yq)!cjo*om18vy77-=*c0jjfqa"
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ["SECRET_KEY"]
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = False