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+# Running with Docker
+
+This is a sample configuration for running Healthchecks with
+[Docker](https://www.docker.com) and [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/).
+
+**Note: The Docker configuration is a recent addition, and, for the time being,
+should be considered highly experimental**.
+
+Note: For the sake of simplicity, the sample configuration starts a single database
+node and a single web server node, both on the same host. It also does not handle SSL
+termination. If you plan to expose it to the public internet, make sure you put a
+SSL-terminating load balancer or reverse proxy in front of it.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+* Edit the `docker-compose.yml` file; add your SMTP credentials
+  and any other needed environment variables.
+* Create and start containers:
+
+        $ docker-compose up
+
+* Create a superuser:
+
+        $ docker-compose run web /opt/healthchecks/manage.py createsuperuser
+
+* Open [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000) in your browser and log in with
+  the credentials from the previous step.