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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+sudo apt update
+
+command_exists() {
+  command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+install_docker_via_script() {
+  echo "🛠️ Installing Docker..."
+  curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
+  echo "✅ Docker installed."
+}
+
+setup_project_folder() {
+  local folder="nq-api"
+  echo "📁 Creating folder: $folder"
+  mkdir -p "$folder"
+
+  echo "⬇️ Downloading docker-compose.yaml"
+  curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NatiqQuran/nq-api/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yaml \
+    -o "$folder/docker-compose.yaml"
+
+  echo "⬇️ Downloading nginx.conf"
+  curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NatiqQuran/nq-api/refs/heads/main/nginx.conf \
+    -o "$folder/nginx.conf"
+
+  echo "✅dokcer-compose.yaml and nginx.conf saved to nq-api."
+}
+
+customize_compose() {
+  local file="$1/docker-compose.yaml"
+
+  sed -i "/^  api:/,/^[^ ]/ s|^[[:space:]]*build:.*|    image: natiqquran/nq-api|" "$file"
+  echo "🔄 Step 1: image for api set to natiqquran/nq-api"
+
+  local secret=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 40 | head -n 1)
+  sed -i "s/^      SECRET_KEY:.*/      SECRET_KEY: $secret/" "$file"
+  echo "🔒 Step 2: SECRET_KEY has been set"
+
+  local ip=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
+  sed -i "s|^      DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS:.*|      DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS: $ip|" "$file"
+  echo "🌐 Step 3: DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS set to $ip"
+
+  echo -n "Do you want to open docker-compose.yaml for manual edit? (yes/no): "
+  read -t 10 -n 1 ans || ans="n"
+  echo
+  ans=${ans:-n}
+
+  case "${ans,,}" in
+    yes|y)
+      ${EDITOR:-vi} "$file"
+      echo "✏️ Manual edit done, continuing..."
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "⏩ Skipping manual edit"
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "no-install" ]]; then
+  echo "🚫 Skipping Docker installation (no-install flag used)"
+else
+  if command_exists docker; then
+    echo -n "⚠️ Docker is already installed. Do you want to reinstall it? (yes/no): "
+    read -t 10 -n 1 reinstall || reinstall="n"
+    echo
+    reinstall=${reinstall:-n}
+    if [[ "${reinstall,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+      install_docker_via_script
+    else
+      echo "⏩ Skipping Docker installation."
+    fi
+  else
+    install_docker_via_script
+  fi
+fi
+
+setup_project_folder
+
+customize_compose "nq-api"
+
+echo "🚀 Running docker compose up -d"
+cd nq-api
+docker compose up -d
+
+echo "🎉 Mission completed!"