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+services:
+  stirling-pdf:
+    image: stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest
+    container_name: stirling-pdf
+    ports:
+      - '8080:8080'
+    volumes:
+      # Persistent data storage
+      - ./stirling-data/tessdata:/usr/share/tessdata    # OCR language files
+      - ./stirling-data/configs:/configs                 # Settings & database
+      - ./stirling-data/logs:/logs                       # Application logs
+      - ./stirling-data/customFiles:/customFiles:rw      # Custom branding files
+      - ./stirling-data/pipeline:/pipeline               # Automation configs
+    environment:
+      # Core Settings
+      - SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN=true            # Enable user authentication
+
+      # Language & Localization
+      - LANGS=en_GB                          # Change to your locale
+
+      # System Configuration
+      - SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE=en-GB           # Default locale
+      - SYSTEM_GOOGLEVISIBILITY=false        # Hide from search engines
+      - SYSTEM_ROOTURIPATH=/                 # Base URL path
+      - SYSTEM_CONNECTIONTIMEOUTMINUTES=5    # Connection timeout
+      - SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE=2000              # Max file size in MB
+
+      # Optional: Logging
+      - SYSTEM_CUSTOMSTATICFILEPATH=/customFiles/static/  # Custom files path
+
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+    # Optional: Resource limits
+    # deploy:
+    #   resources:
+    #     limits:
+    #       memory: 4G
+    #       cpus: '2.0'
+    #     reservations:
+    #       memory: 2G
+    #       cpus: '1.0'
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