docs(migration): add Docker Compose quickstart with .env config guidance

Adds a "Docker Compose (recommended for home servers and VMs)" section
to Step 1, pointing users to the existing docker-compose.yml and
.env.example. Clarifies the purpose of docker-compose.ci.yml (CI tests
only) and docker-compose.override.yml (local modifications, not in VCS).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Tobias Gesellchen
2026-05-03 21:36:34 +02:00
co-authored by Claude Sonnet 4.6
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@@ -28,7 +28,27 @@ soundtouch-service
The service starts on port 8000. Open `http://localhost:8000` in your browser.
### Docker (Linux — with host networking for device discovery)
### Docker Compose (recommended for home servers and VMs)
The repository ships a `docker-compose.yml` ready for this use case. Clone or download it, copy the example config, then edit `.env` before starting:
```bash
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env:
# SOUNDTOUCH_HOSTNAME=192.168.1.100 ← your server's address
# SOUNDTOUCH_VERSION=v0.70.0 ← pin to a release tag instead of 'latest'
docker compose up -d
```
`SOUNDTOUCH_HOSTNAME` is the address your speakers will use to reach the service — use a hostname or IP reachable from the speaker, not `localhost`.
On **Linux** (Debian, Proxmox VE, Raspberry Pi OS, etc.) you can enable host networking for automatic speaker discovery. Uncomment the `network_mode: host` line in `docker-compose.yml` and remove the `ports:` section (they conflict with host networking). Without host networking, add your speakers by IP address in Step 4 instead.
For local overrides (e.g. switching to `build: .` during development), create a `docker-compose.override.yml` — Docker Compose picks it up automatically and it is not tracked in version control.
> **Note on `docker-compose.ci.yml`**: this file contains mock services used only for automated integration tests. It is not needed for your own deployment.
### Docker run (Linux — with host networking for device discovery)
```bash
docker run -d \
@@ -38,7 +58,7 @@ docker run -d \
ghcr.io/gesellix/bose-soundtouch:latest
```
### Docker (macOS / Windows — manual device IP required)
### Docker run (macOS / Windows — manual device IP required)
```bash
docker run -d \