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+# Docker image for munin server
+
+## Configuration
+
+All the configuration is done through the environment.
+
+### HTTP Credentials 
+
+* `MUNIN_USER`
+* `MUNIN_PASSWORD`
+
+### SMTP info for alerts
+
+* `SMTP_HOST`
+* `SMTP_PORT`
+* `SMTP_USERNAME`
+* `SMTP_PASSWORD`
+
+### Alert target
+
+* `ALERT_RECIPIENT`
+* `ALERT_SENDER`
+
+### List of the nodes to check
+
+* `NODES` format: `name1:ip1 name2:ip2 …`
+
+## Port
+
+Container is listening on the port 8080
+
+## Volumes
+
+For a bit of persistency
+
+/var/log/munin   -> logs
+/var/lib/munin   -> db
+/var/run/munin   -> lock and pid files
+/var/cache/munin -> file deserved by HTTP