diff --git a/docker-compose.advanced.yml.sample b/docker-compose.advanced.yml.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73231e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.advanced.yml.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  sql:
+    container_name: bookstack_sql
+    image: linuxserver/mariadb
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/sql:/config
+    networks:
+      - net
+    environment:
+      - PUID=setyourID
+      - PGID=setyourGID
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=SetAPassword
+  bookstack:
+      container_name: bookstack
+      image: linuxserver/bookstack
+      volumes:
+        - ./data/bookstack:/config
+      environment:
+        - ADVANCED_MODE=1
+        - PUID=setyourID
+        - PGID=setyourGID
+      networks:
+        - net
+networks:
+  net:
diff --git a/docker-compose.basic.yml.sample b/docker-compose.basic.yml.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e3061f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.basic.yml.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  sql:
+    container_name: bookstack_sql
+    image: linuxserver/mariadb
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/sql:/config
+    networks:
+      - net
+    environment:
+      - PUID=setyourID
+      - PGID=setyourGID
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=SetAPassword
+  bookstack:
+      container_name: bookstack
+      image: linuxserver/bookstack
+      volumes:
+        - ./data/bookstack:/config
+      environment:
+        - DB_USER=bookstack
+        - DB_PASS=SetAPassword
+        - DB_DATABASE=bookstack
+        - DB_HOST=bookstack_sql
+        - "APP_URL=https://your.url.when.using.reverse.proxy"
+        - PUID=setyourID
+        - PGID=setyourGID
+      networks:
+        - net
+networks:
+  net:
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index e934cd5..52c74fa 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ param_env_vars:
   - { env_var: "DB_PASS", env_value: "<yourdbpass>", desc: "for specifying the database password" }
   - { env_var: "DB_DATABASE", env_value: "bookstackapp", desc: "for specifying the database to be used" }
   - { env_var: "APPURL", env_value: "your.site.here.xyz", desc: "for specifying the url your application will be accessed on "}
+  - { env_var: "ADVANCED_MODE", env_value: "1", desc: "enables advanced mode for direct editing of the .env - scroll down for details on this"}
 
 param_usage_include_ports: true
 param_ports:
@@ -62,7 +63,19 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
   Documentation can be found at https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/
 
+  ### Advanced Mode
+  We have implemented a special 'advanced mode' where users who wish to leverage the built in SMTP or LDAP functionality, will have the ability to edit the .env by hand. With `ADVANCED_MODE=1` set when
+  the container is created, it will copy the .env.example to /config within the container. You can then edit this file on the host system (make sure you read the BookStack docs) and restart the 
+  container when finished. When the container starts, it copies /config/.env to /var/www/html/.env within the container for the web app to use. It will do this every time the container restarts. 
+  
+  Note, the APP_KEY is still set by PHP environment so you do not need to worrry about this. 
+
+  ### Composer
+
+  Some simple docker-compose files are included for you to get started with. You will still need to manually configure the SQL server, but the compose files will get the stack running for you. 
+
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "08.10.18:", desc: "Advanced mode, symlink changes, sed fixing, docs updated, added some composer files"}
   - { date: "23.09.28:", desc: "Updates pre-release"}
   - { date: "02.07.18:", desc: "Initial Release." }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index a640639..5035325 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # create directory structure
 mkdir -p \
-	/config/www/{files,images,uploads,logs}
+	/config/www/{storage,public}
 
 # create symlinks
 symlinks=( \
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ done
 #  If not set, runs in basic mode where .example.env is copied to /var/www/html/.env and seds are applied to set documented variables
 if [ "$ADVANCED_MODE" == 1 ];
 	then
-	echo "Advanced Mode Enabled - Syncing .env from /config to /var/www/html"
+	echo "Advanced Mode Enabled - Syncing .env from /config to /var/www/html - if you're doing this you better read the BookStack documentation. Restart container after making changes to .env"
 	[[ ! -f "/config/.env" ]] && \
 		cp /var/www/html/.env.example /config/.env
 	cp /config/.env /var/www/html/.env
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ elif [ -z "$ADVANCED_MODE" ];
 	sed -i "s/DB_DATABASE=database_database/DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE}/g" /var/www/html/.env
 	sed -i "s/DB_USERNAME=database_username/DB_USERNAME=${DB_USER}/g" /var/www/html/.env
 	sed -i "s/DB_PASSWORD=database_user_password/DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASS}/g" /var/www/html/.env
-	sed -i "s/# APP_URL=http://bookstack.dev/APP_URL=${APP_URL}/g" /var/www/html/.env
+elif [ "$APP_URL" ]
+	echo "App URL Set"
+	sed -i "s,#\sAPP_URL.*,APP_URL=${APP_URL},g" /var/www/html/.env
 else
 	echo "Nothing to do with .env - what did you do homer?"
 fi