diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.5"
+services:
+    kimai:
+        container_name: kimai
+        image: kimai/kimai2:${KIMAI_VERSION:-apache}
+        restart: unless-stopped
+        ports:
+            - ${KIMAI_HOST_IP_ADDRESS:-127.0.0.1}:${KIMAI_HOST_PORT:-8001}:8001
+        environment:
+            ADMINMAIL: ${KIMAI_ADMIN_MAIL:-admin@kimai.local}
+            ADMINPASS: ${KIMAI_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-password}
+            DB_TYPE: mysql
+            DB_HOST: ${KIMAI_DB_HOST:?err}
+            DB_PORT: ${KIMAI_DB_PORT:?err}
+            DB_BASE: ${KIMAI_DB_NAME:?err}
+            DB_USER: ${KIMAI_DB_USER:?err}
+            DB_PASS: ${KIMAI_DB_PASSWORD:?err}
+            TRUSTED_HOSTS: localhost,127.0.0.1
diff --git a/setup b/setup
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "####################################################################"
+echo "# docker_kimai_setup_script                                        #"
+echo "# Dennis Buchhorn - bucde@b-eit.de                                 #"
+echo "####################################################################"
+echo "# WARNING: password is plain text input!                           #"
+echo "#                                                                  #"
+echo "# Config will be saved in '.env' file.                             #"
+echo "# (everything in plain text, even the password)                    #"
+#echo "#  #"
+echo "####################################################################"
+echo ""
+
+CONFIG_EXISTS="false"
+KEEP_CONFIG=""
+
+KIMAI_VERSION=""
+KIMAI_HOST_IP_ADDRESS=""
+KIMAI_HOST_PORT=""
+KIMAI_ADMIN_MAIL=""
+KIMAI_ADMIN_PASSWORD=""
+KIMAI_DB_HOST=""
+KIMAI_DB_PORT=""
+KIMAI_DB_NAME=""
+KIMAI_DB_USER=""
+KIMAI_DB_PASSWORD=""
+
+if [ -f ".env" ]; then
+    CONFIG_EXISTS="true"
+    read -p "Config file '.env' already exists! Would you like to use this? (y/n)" KEEP_CONFIG
+fi
+
+if [ $CONFIG_EXISTS == "false" ] || [ $KEEP_CONFIG == "n" ]; then
+    read -p "Enter kimai version which should be used: " KIMAI_VERSION
+    read -p "Enter host (vm) ip address on which kimai should be accessible: " KIMAI_HOST_IP_ADDRESS
+    read -p "Enter host (vm) port on which kimai should be accessible: " KIMAI_HOST_PORT
+    read -p "Enter admin mail address for kimai: " KIMAI_ADMIN_MAIL
+    read -p "Enter admin password for kimai: " KIMAI_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+    read -p "Enter database host for kimai: " KIMAI_DB_HOST
+    read -p "Enter database port for kimai: " KIMAI_DB_PORT
+    read -p "Enter database name for kimai: " KIMAI_DB_NAME
+    read -p "Enter database user name for kimai: " KIMAI_DB_USER
+    read -p "Enter database user password for kimai: " KIMAI_DB_PASSWORD
+
+    rm -f .env
+    touch .env
+    echo "KIMAI_VERSION="$KIMAI_VERSION >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_HOST_IP_ADDRESS="$KIMAI_HOST_IP_ADDRESS >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_HOST_PORT="$KIMAI_HOST_PORT >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_ADMIN_MAIL="$KIMAI_ADMIN_MAIL >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_ADMIN_PASSWORD="$KIMAI_ADMIN_PASSWORD >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_DB_HOST="$KIMAI_DB_HOST >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_DB_PORT="$KIMAI_DB_PORT >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_DB_NAME="$KIMAI_DB_NAME >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_DB_USER="$KIMAI_DB_USER >> .env
+    echo "KIMAI_DB_PASSWORD="$KIMAI_DB_PASSWORD >> .env
+
+    echo "Config file '.env' created!"
+else
+    echo "Use existing config file '.env'!"
+fi
+
+read -p "Should the config file '.env' be deleted after creating the container? (y/n)" DELETE_CONFIG
+
+docker-compose up -d
+
+echo "Wait a few seconds for the container to spin up ..."
+
+sleep 5
+
+if [ $DELETE_CONFIG == "y" ]; then
+    rm -f .env
+
+    echo "Config file '.env' deleted!"
+fi
+
+echo "Done!"