diff --git a/setup_wizard/Dockerfile b/setup_wizard/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3
+WORKDIR /app
+ADD . /app
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+CMD ["python", "wizard.py"]
diff --git a/setup_wizard/requirements.txt b/setup_wizard/requirements.txt
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+prompt_toolkit
+bcrypt
+markdown
diff --git a/setup_wizard/wizard.py b/setup_wizard/wizard.py
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+"""Basic wizard for setting up microblog.pub configuration files."""
+import os
+import binascii
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import bcrypt
+from prompt_toolkit import prompt
+from markdown import markdown
+
+
+def main():
+    print("Welcome to microblog.pub setup wizard\n")
+
+    dat = {}
+    print("Your identity will be @{username}@{domain}")
+    dat["domain"] = prompt("domain: ")
+    dat["username"] = prompt("username: ")
+    dat["password"] = bcrypt.hashpw(
+        prompt("password: ", is_password=True).encode(), bcrypt.gensalt()
+    ).decode()
+    dat["name"] = prompt("name (e.g. John Doe): ")
+    dat["summary"] = markdown(
+        prompt(
+            "summary (short description, in markdown, press [ESC] then [ENTER] to submit):\n",
+            multiline=True,
+        )
+    )
+    dat["https"] = True
+    proto = "https"
+    yn = ""
+    while yn not in ["y", "n"]:
+        yn = prompt("will the site be served via https? (y/n): ", default="y").lower()
+    if yn == "n":
+        dat["https"] = False
+        proto = "http"
+
+    dat["icon_url"] = prompt(
+        "icon URL: ", default=f'{proto}://{dat["domain"]}/static/nopic.png'
+    )
+
+    out = ""
+    for k, v in dat.items():
+        out += f"{k}: {v!r}\n"
+    print(out)
+    print()
+
+    env_file = {
+        "WEB_PORT": 5005,
+        "CONFIG_DIR": "./config",
+        "DATA_DIR": "./data",
+        "POUSSETACHES_AUTH_KEY": binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(32)).decode(),
+        "COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME": Path.cwd().name.replace(".", ""),
+    }
+
+    out2 = ""
+    for k, v in env_file.items():
+        out2 += f"{k}={v}\n"
+
+    print(out2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass