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 ![logo](https://github.com/nextcloud/docker/blob/master/logo.png)
 
 # How to use this image
+This image is designed to be used in a micro-service environment. It consists of the Nextcloud installation in an [php-fpm](https://hub.docker.com/_/php/) container. To use this image it must be combined with any webserver that can proxy the http requests to the FastCGI-port of the container.
 
 ## Start Nextcloud
 
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 $ docker run -d nextcloud
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-Now you can get access to fpm running on port 9000 inside the container. If you want to access it from the Internets, we recommend using a reverse proxy in front. You can find more information on that on the docker-compose section. Once you have a reverse proxy, go to http://localhost/ and go through the wizard. By default this container uses SQLite for data storage, but the wizard should allow for connecting to an existing database.
+Now you can get access to fpm running on port 9000 inside the container. If you want to access it from the internet, we recommend using a reverse proxy in front. You can install it directly on your machine or use an additional container (You can find more information on that on the docker-compose section). Once you have a reverse proxy, you can access Nextcloud at http://localhost/ and go through the wizard. 
 
-For a MySQL database you can link an database container, e.g. `--link my-mysql:mysql`, and then use `mysql` as the database host on setup.
+By default this container uses SQLite for data storage, but the wizard allows connecting to an existing database. For a MySQL database you can link an database container, e.g. `--link my-mysql:mysql`, and then use `mysql` as the database host on setup.
 
 ## Persistent data
 
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 ## ... via [`docker-compose`](https://github.com/docker/compose)
 
-You can use a setup that is used in production at [IndieHosters/Nextcloud](https://github.com/indiehosters/nextcloud).
+The recommended minimal setup is using this image in combination with two containers: A database container and a reverse proxy for the http connection to the service.
+A working example can be found at [IndieHosters/Nextcloud](https://github.com/indiehosters/nextcloud).
+
+If you want to access your Nextcloud from the internet we recommend configuring your reverse proxy to use encryption (for example via [let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/))