diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.4"
+services:
+    mariadb:
+        container_name: mariadb
+        image: mariadb:${MARIADB_VERSION:-latest}
+        restart: unless-stopped
+        ports:
+            - ${MARIADB_HOST_IP_ADDRESS:-127.0.0.1}:${MARIADB_HOST_PORT:-3306}:3306
+        volumes:
+            - data:/var/lib/mysql
+        environment:
+            MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD:-password}
+
+volumes:
+    data:
diff --git a/setup b/setup
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "####################################################################"
+echo "# docker_mariadb_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=""
+
+MARIADB_VERSION=""
+MARIADB_HOST_IP_ADDRESS=""
+MARIADB_HOST_PORT=""
+MARIADB_ROOT_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" ] || [ $KEEP_CONFIG == "n" ]; then
+    read -p "Enter mariadb version which should be used: " MARIADB_VERSION
+    read -p "Enter host (vm) ip address on which mariadb should be accessible: " MARIADB_HOST_IP_ADDRESS
+    read -p "Enter host (vm) port on which mariadb should be accessible: " MARIADB_HOST_PORT
+    read -p "Enter root password for mariadb: " MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD
+
+    rm -f .env
+    touch .env
+    echo "MARIADB_VERSION="$MARIADB_VERSION >> .env
+    echo "MARIADB_HOST_IP_ADDRESS="$MARIADB_HOST_IP_ADDRESS >> .env
+    echo "MARIADB_HOST_PORT="$MARIADB_HOST_PORT >> .env
+    echo "MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD="$MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD >> .env
+fi
+
+docker-compose up -d
+
+echo "Wait a few seconds for the container to spin up ..."
+
+sleep 5
+
+echo "Done!"