diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bd5be6..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=paperless
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 34227d3..b82aad1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ services:
 
     core:
         container_name: paperless_core
-        image: jonaswinkler/paperless-ng:1.5.0
+        image: jonaswinkler/paperless-ng:${PAPERLESS_VERSION:-latest}
         restart: unless-stopped
         depends_on:
             - broker
         ports:
-            - <host-ip-address>:8800:8000
+            - ${PAPERLESS_HOST_IP_ADDRESS:-127.0.0.1}:${PAPERLESS_HOST_PORT:-8800}:8000
         volumes:
             - data:/usr/src/paperless/data
             - media:/usr/src/paperless/media
@@ -49,15 +49,14 @@ services:
             - ./consume:/usr/src/paperless/consume
         env_file: docker-compose.env
         environment:
-            PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER: <username>
-            PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD: <password>
+            PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER: ${PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER:-sysadmin}
+            PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-password}
             PAPERLESS_REDIS: redis://broker:6379
-            PAPERLESS_DBHOST: <hostname>
-            PAPERLESS_DBPORT: <port>
-            PAPERLESS_DBNAME: <name>
-            PAPERLESS_DBUSER: <name>
-            PAPERLESS_DBPASS: <password>
-
+            PAPERLESS_DBHOST: ${PAPERLESS_DB_HOST:?err}
+            PAPERLESS_DBPORT: ${PAPERLESS_DB_PORT:?err}
+            PAPERLESS_DBNAME: ${PAPERLESS_DB_NAME:?err}
+            PAPERLESS_DBUSER: ${PAPERLESS_DB_USER:?err}
+            PAPERLESS_DBPASS: ${PAPERLESS_DB_PASSWORD:?err}
 
 volumes:
     data:
diff --git a/setup b/setup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1eef51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "####################################################################"
+echo "# docker_paperless_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=""
+
+PAPERLESS_VERSION=""
+PAPERLESS_HOST_IP_ADDRESS=""
+PAPERLESS_HOST_PORT=""
+PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER=""
+PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=""
+PAPERLESS_DB_HOST=""
+PAPERLESS_DB_PORT=""
+PAPERLESS_DB_NAME=""
+PAPERLESS_DB_USER=""
+PAPERLESS_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" ] || [ $KEEP_CONFIG == "n" ]; then
+    read -p "Enter paperless version which should be used: " PAPERLESS_VERSION
+    read -p "Enter host (vm) ip address on which paperless should be accessible: " PAPERLESS_HOST_IP_ADDRESS
+    read -p "Enter host (vm) port on which paperless should be accessible: " PAPERLESS_HOST_PORT
+    read -p "Enter admin user name for paperless: " PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER
+    read -p "Enter admin password for paperless: " PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+    read -p "Enter database host for paperless: " PAPERLESS_DB_HOST
+    read -p "Enter database port for paperless: " PAPERLESS_DB_PORT
+    read -p "Enter database name for paperless: " PAPERLESS_DB_NAME
+    read -p "Enter database user name for paperless: " PAPERLESS_DB_USER
+    read -p "Enter database user password for paperless: " PAPERLESS_DB_PASSWORD
+
+    rm -f .env
+    touch .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_VERSION="$PAPERLESS_VERSION >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_HOST_IP_ADDRESS="$PAPERLESS_HOST_IP_ADDRESS >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_HOST_PORT="$PAPERLESS_HOST_PORT >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER="$PAPERLESS_ADMIN_USER >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD="$PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_DB_HOST="$PAPERLESS_DB_HOST >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_DB_PORT="$PAPERLESS_DB_PORT >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_DB_NAME="$PAPERLESS_DB_NAME >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_DB_USER="$PAPERLESS_DB_USER >> .env
+    echo "PAPERLESS_DB_PASSWORD="$PAPERLESS_DB_PASSWORD >> .env
+fi
+
+docker-compose up -d
+
+echo "Wait a few seconds for the container to spin up ..."
+
+sleep 5
+
+echo "Done!"