diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..8a43275 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+to use:
+
+copy the repo:
+`git clone https://git.sdgcloud.nl/SDGDen/CloudDeploy.git`
+
+CD into the repo:
+`cd CloudDeploy`
+
+make the deploy script runable:
+`chmod a+x ./deploy.sh`
+
+execute the script:
+`./deploy.sh`
+
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 3d4ab9a..3e43896 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -99,16 +99,16 @@ echo "Docker installation complete."
 docker --version
 
 # install dockge
-mkdir -p /opt/stacks /opt/dockge /opt/scripts
-chmod -R 775 /opt/stacks
+mkdir -p  /opt/dockge
 cd /opt/dockge
 
 # Download your compose.yaml
 curl "https://dockge.kuma.pet/compose.yaml?port=5001&stacksPath=%2Fopt%2Fstacks" --output compose.yaml
 
 # write configuration to compose files
-cp -r ./stacks/* /opt/stacks/
-cp -r ./scripts/* /opt/scripts/
+cp -r stacks /opt
+cp -r scripts /opt
+chmod -R 775 /opt/stacks
 
 #adminemail
 replace_string_recursive "/opt/stacks" "?adminemail?" $adminemail
diff --git a/scripts/heimdall-config.sh b/scripts/heimdall-config.sh
index 5605d83..a0f3a48 100644
--- a/scripts/heimdall-config.sh
+++ b/scripts/heimdall-config.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # todo: include pre-made app.sqlite under dashboard/www/app.sqlite 
 # create version of this database with placeholders
-# use sql commands to replace the placeholders
+# use sql commands to replace the placeholders
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stacks/bookstack/compose.yml b/stacks/bookstack/compose.yml
index aa0e23e..100c7dc 100644
--- a/stacks/bookstack/compose.yml
+++ b/stacks/bookstack/compose.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ services:
     image: lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack:latest
     container_name: bookstack
     environment:
-      TZ: %timezone%
-      APP_URL: https://docs.%domain%
-      APP_KEY: base64:%bookstackkey%
+      TZ: ?timezone?
+      APP_URL: https://docs.?domain?
+      APP_KEY: base64:?bookstackkey?
       DB_HOST: bookstack_db
       DB_PORT: 3306
       DB_DATABASE: bookstack
       DB_USERNAME: bookstack
-      DB_PASSWORD: %bookstackdbpass%
+      DB_PASSWORD: ?bookstackdbpass?
     volumes:
        - ./config:/config
     networks:
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ services:
     networks:
       - dockge_default
     environment:
-      TZ: %timezone%
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: %bookstackdbrootpass%
+      TZ: ?timezone?
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ?bookstackdbrootpass?
       MYSQL_DATABASE: bookstack
       MYSQL_USER: bookstack
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: %bookstackdbpass%
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ?bookstackdbpass?
     restart: unless-stopped
 networks:
   dockge_default: