diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa151cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Environment
+*.env
+!template.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3ae2878..8f9ec21 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-# name: dean
-# services:
-#   nginx:
-#     # USES .ENV FROM THE MAIN DIR PATH, NOT NGINX
-#     extends: 
-#       file: ./nginx/docker-compose.yml
-#       service: nginx
-#   verdaccio:
-#     extends: 
-#       file: ./verdaccio/docker-compose.yml
-#       service: verdaccio
+# USES .ENV FROM THE MAIN DIR PATH, NOT NGINX
+services:
+  nginx:
+    extends: 
+      file: ./nginx/docker-compose.yml
+      service: nginx
+
+  verdaccio-live:
+    extends: 
+      file: ./verdaccio/docker-compose.yml
+      service: verdaccio-live
+  verdaccio-dev:
+    extends: 
+      file: ./verdaccio/docker-compose.yml
+      service: verdaccio-dev
 
 # ## ONLY USES .ENV FROM THE FIRST PATH
 # # include:
diff --git a/template.env b/template.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16b5f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template.env
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# ==================================================
+#                       NGINX
+# ==================================================
+
+CERTS=~/Documents/.certs/deanayalon.com
+HTTP_PORT=
+
+
+# ==================================================
+#                     VERDACCIO
+# ==================================================
+
+VERDACCIO_ENV=0.9
+
+# ! DEV VARIABLES WILL DEFAULT TO LIVE VALUES IF LEFT EMPTY
+    # Defining different values will allow the dev container to run on the same machine without disturbing the live production server
+
+# The domain on which the service will be hosted
+VERDACCIO_DOMAIN=
+VERDACCIO_DEV_DOMAIN=   
+
+# Mount paths
+## Will store users and packages
+VERDACCIO_STORAGE=
+VERDACCIO_DEV_STORAGE=
+## SSL certificates for HTTPS
+VERDACCIO_CERTS=
+VERDACCIO_DEV_CERTS=
+
+# Port mapping - Default: 4873
+VERDACCIO_PORT=4873
+VERDACCIO_DEV_PORT=
+
+# If using a proxy, define the port for the healthcheck to use
+    # If no value is defined, the verdaccio port is used as a default value. (live/dev, respectively)
+VERDACCIO_PROXY_PORT=443
+## The container healthcheck sends a request to https://DOMAIN:PROXY_PORT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/verdaccio b/verdaccio
index f2a2678..a010b3f 160000
--- a/verdaccio
+++ b/verdaccio
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f2a267858c53c7ffa2dfb48c8d317ade70027536
+Subproject commit a010b3f0c057978bfe6587aa13b90e0fb45903d6