diff --git a/.env-example b/.env-example
index ef3a6d67e3403d71d6b48ffac1117a93f0c63a15..5055aabcefe1d259553f159e8c5202abb80e285b 100644
--- a/.env-example
+++ b/.env-example
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 DEVELOPMENT_MODE=True
-DATABASE_HOST=localhost
+DATABASE_HOST=database 
+#If using pydebug you will need to use 127.0.0.1
 DATABASE_USER=root
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=password1
-DATABASE_NAME=database
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+DATABASE_NAME=database
+SECRET_KEY=fsodfhiosdfhdsiofh34903urwej09jf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ed092382bbf13387f018c1ded75670d15dba156f..516002667a7324d043e624c4e6e339320d01494b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# For more information, please refer to https://aka.ms/vscode-docker-python
+# Based initially from https://aka.ms/vscode-docker-python
 FROM python:3-slim
 
 EXPOSE 5000
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 # Install pip requirements
 COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
 RUN python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . /app
 
 # Creates a non-root user with an explicit UID and adds permission to access the /app folder
-# For more info, please refer to https://aka.ms/vscode-docker-python-configure-containers
 RUN adduser -u 5678 --disabled-password --gecos "" appuser && chown -R appuser /app
 USER appuser
 
-# During debugging, this entry point will be overridden. For more information, please refer to https://aka.ms/vscode-docker-python-debug
 CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0", "--port=5000"]
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 22df961a646c007a69621c24f166ca67df55a58f..b8b1b480735527d4663923e770cd60972b1b88bb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## PLEASE READ ALL SETUP INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND IN FULL
+
+
 ## IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ THE BELOW BEFORE USING THE PROJECT
 
 ## Important Notice
@@ -21,8 +24,6 @@ All updates and planned changes are made via a public Trello which tracks what t
 https://trello.com/b/WILg5Qio/flask-website
 
 
-## Current setup documentation is out of date and may result in errors. Please contact me for help getting setup if you are NOT using Docker. 
-
 
 ## Getting setup
 
@@ -88,5 +89,12 @@ flask db migrate -m "Add age column to User model"
 ##########################################
 #              Database Commands         #
 ##########################################
-# Login to CSCT cloud and connect to ethan2clay_prj, alternatively copy .env-example and change the copy to .env and add your own database connection. 
-# It is advised to use the dockerised containers as this will mount a volume and retain your database entries.
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+# Within the PR a MySQL dump is provided and loaded upon building of the docker container. If you are running the site outside a docker container
+# you will either need to follow one of the below options:
+
+# It is advised to use the dockerised containers as this will mount a SQL volume automatically.
+
+# Login to CSCT cloud and connect to ethan2clay_prj
+# Manually import the mysql dump provided within the sql folder
+
+# Add your own connector which can be done by changing .env 
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 47ce0e3e1a5657d2b9dc1a54b950dd720039049f..1720146613c00a5161c7a4bc8d7c03665a0dc81c 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def create_app(config_class=Config):
     db_password = os.getenv("DATABASE_PASSWORD")
     db_name = os.getenv("DATABASE_NAME")
     
-    app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY') or 'your_secret_key'
+    app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
     app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = f"mysql+pymysql://{db_user}:{db_password}@{db_host}/{db_name}"
 
     # Initialize extensions with the app
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 781e71f26cc68bb660860bb64ea2345221573e55..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  flask:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    stop_signal: SIGINT
-    ports:
-      - '5000:5000'
-    volumes:
-      - ./app:/flask/app
-    depends_on:
-      - database
-    networks:
-      - network
-    environment:
-      DEVELOPMENT_MODE: ${DEVELOPMENT_MODE}
-      DATABASE_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST}
-      DATABASE_USER: ${DATABASE_USER}
-      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-      DATABASE_NAME: ${DATABASE_NAME}
-  database:
-    image: mysql:8.3
-    ports:
-      - '3306:3306'
-    environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DATABASE_NAME}
-      MYSQL_USER: ${DATABASE_USER}
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-      
-    volumes:
-      - mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql
-    networks:
-      - network
-
-volumes:
-  mysql_data:
-
-networks:
-  network:
-    driver: bridge
diff --git a/docker-compose.debug.yml b/docker-compose.debug.yml
index 37266e1587647cb918710f1eefd82e3dc78016d1..0de32e33c089ccf2c77c1b85cd6db7a03ee6e341 100644
--- a/docker-compose.debug.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.debug.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       DATABASE_USER: ${DATABASE_USER}
       DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
       DATABASE_NAME: ${DATABASE_NAME}
+      SECRET_KEY: ${SECRET_KEY}
       FLASK_APP: app\__init__.py
   database:
     image: mysql:8.0
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f028cec80dd4b1a1560548f1b6dffecc0a5bff3a..8b59898d9dd3d9bfab2de75e76aaf6fee78ab02e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,42 @@
-version: '3.4'
-
 services:
   flask:
     image: flask
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    stop_signal: SIGINT
+    ports:
+      - '5000:5000'
+    depends_on:
+      - database
+    networks:
+      - network
+    environment:
+      DEVELOPMENT_MODE: ${DEVELOPMENT_MODE}
+      DATABASE_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST}
+      DATABASE_USER: ${DATABASE_USER}
+      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
+      DATABASE_NAME: ${DATABASE_NAME}
+      SECRET_KEY: ${SECRET_KEY}
+      FLASK_APP: app/__init__.py
+    command: ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0", "--port=5000"]
+  database:
+    image: mysql:8.0
     ports:
-      - 5000:5000
+      - '3306:3306'
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DATABASE_NAME}
+      MYSQL_USER: ${DATABASE_USER}
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
+    volumes:
+      - mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql
+    networks:
+      - network
+
+volumes:
+  mysql_data:
+
+networks:
+  network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 19f100b7c8d8625dfff47bdad0b237b2a169217d..9945e842e5a7f4f54a60ed3fea364d9b5dc048a3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ flask-login
 debugpy
 flask-wtf
 flask-security
-flask-principal
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+flask-principal
+setuptools
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