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+# nginx-acme
+
+Automatically create and renew website SSL certificates using the
+[Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) free certificate authority.
+Built on top of the [official Nginx Docker images](https://github.com/nginxinc/docker-nginx) (Debian, Alpine (coming soon)).
+
+> :information_source: Please use a specific tag.
+  when doing a Docker pull, since `:latest` might not always be 100% stable.
+
+# Acknowledgments and Thanks
+
+This container requests SSL certificates from [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/), which they provide for the absolutely bargain price of free! If you like what they do, please [donate](https://letsencrypt.org/donate/).
+
+# Usage
+
+## Before You Start
+1. This guide expects you to already own a domain which points at the correct
+   IP address, and that you have both port `80` and `443` correctly forwarded
+   if you are behind NAT.
+   ```bash
+   $ docker run --rm -it nginx-acme:latest manage-vhosts --find-my-ip
+   Your public IP seems to be: 1.2.3.4  
+   You may point your (sub)domain to this IP.  
+   Your IP might be different in case you are using NAT or different internet gateway!  
+   It's just a best effort guess!
+   ````
+   
+2. It is probably not necessary to mention if you managed to find this
+   repository, but you will need to have [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) installed for this to
+   function.
+
+## Volumes
+- `/acmecerts`: Stores the obtained certificates
+- TODO: add other volumes.
+
+
+## Run with `docker run`
+
+```bash
+docker run -it -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
+           -v $(pwd)/certs:/acmecerts \
+           --name nginx-acme cancomtest/nginx-acme:latest
+```
+
+> :information_source: You should be able to detach from the container by holding `Ctrl` and pressing
+  `p` + `q` after each other.
+
+## Run with `docker-compose`
+
+```bash
+$ docker-compose up -d
+```