diff --git a/deploy/example.env b/deploy/example.env
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+# copy to .env and edit to suit
+COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=mydoc
+# default NAME is caddy
+NAME=$COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME
+DOC_NAME=$NAME
+# to use a deployed image
+IMAGE=ucommandit/doc
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diff --git a/src/init/build.env b/src/init/build.env
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+export BUILD_NAME=doc
+[ -f "$ENV_DIR/run.env" ] && source $ENV_DIR/run.env
+echo $USER set
diff --git a/src/rootfs/opt/env/caddy.env b/src/rootfs/opt/env/caddy.env
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+export CADDY_HOME=${CADDY_HOME:-/opt/caddy}
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$CADDY_HOME/settings
+export XDG_DATA_HOME=$CADDY_HOME/data
+export CADDY_CONF=$CADDY_HOME/conf
+export CADDY_BIN=/usr/sbin/caddy
+export CADDY_LIB=$LIB_DIR/caddy.lib
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diff --git a/src/rootfs/opt/env/editor.env b/src/rootfs/opt/env/editor.env
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+export EDITOR_HOME=/opt/editor
+export EDITOR_REP0=coder/code-server
+export EDITOR_SRC=/usr/local/lib/code-server
+export EDITOR_BIN=$EDITOR_SRC/bin/code-server
+export EDITOR_CONFIG_TMPL=$DOC_HOME/editor/editor.tmpl.yml
+export EDITOR_CONFIG=$EDITOR_HOME/editor.yml
+export EDITOR_EXTENSIONS=$DOC_HOME/editor/extensions
+export EDITOR_DATA=$DOC_HOME/editor/data
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diff --git a/src/rootfs/opt/env/run.env b/src/rootfs/opt/env/run.env
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+# will be sourced when "login" action is run via /etc/profile
+# set these to customize the "custom" entrypoint command
+export ENTRYPOINT_CMD=doc
+export ENTRYPOINT_CMD_PATH=$BIN_DIR/doc
+export USER=doc
+export DOC_HOME=/doc
+export DEFAULT_DIR=$DOC_HOME
+export DOC_NAME=${DOC_NAME:-"Doc name set with DOC_NAME"}
+source $ENV_DIR/runit.env
+source $ENV_DIR/caddy.env
+source $ENV_DIR/editor.env
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diff --git a/src/rootfs/opt/env/runit.env b/src/rootfs/opt/env/runit.env
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+export SVDIR=/opt/services
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