diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfbfa1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3a5965e..c040e16 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 FROM rust:latest
-WORKDIR /opt/rust
-COPY . .
+WORKDIR /home/rust-docker
+#COPY . .
 
-RUN apt update -y && apt dist-upgrade -y
-RUN apt install -y bash git protobuf-compiler vim
+RUN apt update -y
+RUN apt install -y apt-utils bash git mc protobuf-compiler vim
+RUN apt dist-upgrade -y
 
 RUN git clone --branch v0.7.1 --single-branch https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs.git gurk
-RUN cargo build --manifest-path /opt/rust/gurk/Cargo.toml
-RUN cp /opt/rust/gurk/target/debug/gurk /usr/bin/
+RUN cargo build --manifest-path /home/rust-docker/gurk/Cargo.toml --profile release
+RUN cp /home/rust-docker/gurk/target/release/gurk /usr/bin/
 
 RUN git clone --branch 25.01.1 --single-branch https://github.com/helix-editor/helix.git helix
-RUN cargo build --manifest-path /opt/rust/helix/Cargo.toml
-RUN cp /opt/rust/helix/target/debug/helix /usr/bin/
+RUN cargo build --manifest-path /home/rust-docker/helix/Cargo.toml --profile release
+RUN cp /home/rust-docker/helix/target/release/hx /usr/bin/
 
-#RUN cargo build
-#RUN cargo install --git https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs gurk
-#RUN cargo install --path .
-#CMD ["gurk" ]
-#CMD ["bash" ]
 ENTRYPOINT ["bash"]
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..3005a6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# My Rust environment in a Docker container
+
+More. to come... ;)
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index db5afab..6f396cd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@ services:
         dockerfile: Dockerfile
       container_name: rust
       #tty: true
-      #environment:
-      #  - CARGO_TARGET_DIR
+      environment:
+        - EDITOR: /usr/bin/hx
+        - HOME: /root
+        - SHELL: /bin/bash
+      volumes:
+        - ./root:/root:rw
+