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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script sets up the WriteFreely application using Docker by creating a local directory
+# in the current working directory (PWD) to store Docker-related files, initializing the database,
+# and performing the initial configuration.
+
+# Installation directory in the same location as the script
+INSTALL_DIR="$(pwd)/writefreely"
+
+# Create the installation directory if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Creating directory at $INSTALL_DIR..."
+  mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Change to the installation directory
+cd "$INSTALL_DIR" || exit
+
+# URL for the docker-compose file
+COMPOSE_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/writefreely/writefreely/refs/heads/develop/docker-compose.prod.yml"
+
+# Check if docker-compose.yml already exists
+if [ ! -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+  echo "docker-compose.yml not found. Downloading from $COMPOSE_URL..."
+
+  # Check if curl or wget is available and download the file
+  if command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
+    curl -o docker-compose.yml "$COMPOSE_URL"
+  elif command -v wget &> /dev/null; then
+    wget -O docker-compose.yml "$COMPOSE_URL"
+  else
+    echo "Error: Neither curl nor wget is installed. Please install one of them to proceed."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  echo "docker-compose.yml already exists. Skipping download."
+fi
+
+# Run the initial command for interactive configuration
+echo "Starting WriteFreely configuration..."
+docker compose run -it --rm app writefreely config start
+
+echo "Configuration completed. Now generating keys..."
+
+# Generate the required keys
+docker compose run -it --rm app writefreely keys generate
+
+# Completion message with update instructions
+echo "Setup complete! You can now start WriteFreely with 'docker compose up -d'"
+echo "To update WriteFreely in the future, run: 'docker-compose down', 'docker-compose pull', and 'docker-compose up -d'"