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+## inventree-caddy
+
+This repository contains the source code for the `inventree-caddy` Docker image.
+
+The `inventree-caddy` image is based on the [Caddy docker image](https://hub.docker.com/_/caddy), and comes pre-loaded with a configuration file which works "out of the box" with InvenTree.
+
+### InvenTree Setup
+
+To setup InvenTree in docker, refer to our [Docker installation guide](https://docs.inventree.org/en/stable/start/docker_install/). 
+
+### Customization
+
+If you wish to change or customize the Caddy configuration, you can mount a custom Caddyfile into the container at `/etc/caddy/Caddyfile`.
+
+Refer to the `Caddyfile` in this repository for a starting point.
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+The following environment variables can be set to customize the behavior of the image (beyond the default Caddy configuration):
+
+| Variable | Description | Default |
+| -------- | ----------- | ------- |
+| `INVENTREE_SITE_URL` | The *external* URL at which InvenTree is hosted | `inventree.localhost` |
+| `INVENTREE_SERVER` | The *internal* URL at which the InvenTree server is hosted (this should point to another docker container) | `http://inventree-server:8000` |
+
+*Note: These environment variables are specified already using the default docker compose file, as part of the regular InvenTree setup.*