diff --git a/wrapper/docker-compose.yml b/wrapper/docker-compose.yml
index c9b1ed2..8560bb5 100644
--- a/wrapper/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/wrapper/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,83 +4,38 @@ services:
   shaiwatcher:
     build:
       context: .
-      # Use the wrapper Dockerfile in this branch/repo
       dockerfile: dockerfile
+      # set to 1 to bake Playwright + Chromium into the image
+      args:
+        WITH_PLAYWRIGHT: ${WITH_PLAYWRIGHT:1}
+
     container_name: shaiwatcher
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-    # All config in one place; override via Portainer's "Env" panel or a .env file
+    # 1) Load ALL your vars from .env so they show up inside the container
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+
+    # 2) Only override a few with sane defaults here
     environment:
-      # ==== Wrapper updater ====
-      DISCORD_TOKEN: ${DISCORD_TOKEN}
-      REPO_URL: ${REPO_URL}                # e.g. https://git.rolfsvaag.no/frarol96/shaiwatcher.git
-      REPO_BRANCH: ${REPO_BRANCH:-main}    # bot branch to run (main)
-      CHECK_TIME_UTC: "03:00"              # daily update check
-      IGNORE_TEST_LEVEL: "1"               # 1 = ignore Test-only version bumps
+      # wrapper/bot basics
+      REPO_URL: ${REPO_URL}
+      REPO_BRANCH: ${REPO_BRANCH:-main}
+      CHECK_TIME_UTC: ${CHECK_TIME_UTC:-03:00}
+      IGNORE_TEST_LEVEL: ${IGNORE_TEST_LEVEL:-1}
 
-      # Optional: RSS to show commit subject on boot if wrapper didn’t inject one
-      SHAI_REPO_RSS: ${SHAI_REPO_RSS:-https://git.rolfsvaag.no/frarol96/shaiwatcher.rss}
-
-      # ==== Bot runtime (env-first config) ====
+      # bot data path inside the container
       SHAI_DATA_FILE: /data/data.json
 
-      # --- Messages (✅ reaction posts) ---
-      SHAI_RULES_MESSAGE_ID: "1396831304460402738"
-      SHAI_ENGAGEMENT_MESSAGE_ID: "1397668657143742574"
-      SHAI_NICKNAME_MESSAGE_ID: "1403513532108247141"
-
-      # --- Roles ---
-      SHAI_RULES_ROLE_ID: "1403146506596253817"
-      SHAI_ENGAGEMENT_ROLE_ID: "1403146604894224458"
-      SHAI_FULL_ACCESS_ROLE_ID: "1403146645121667082"
-      SHAI_ADMIN_ROLE_ID: "1402000098476425246"
-      SHAI_FIELD_MOD_ROLE_ID: "1402001335041261681"
-      SHAI_INTEL_MOD_ROLE_ID: "1402001000327417946"
-      SHAI_MODERATOR_ROLE_ID: "1396828779015573598"
-
-      # --- Channels ---
-      SHAI_MOD_CHANNEL_ID: "1403139701522698240"
-      SHAI_MODLOG_CHANNEL_ID: "1403146993198436627"
-      SHAI_USERSLIST_CHANNEL_ID: "1403146908385542215"
-      SHAI_REPORT_CHANNEL_ID: "1403147077285843034"
-      SHAI_PIRATES_LIST_CHANNEL_ID: "1403147077285843034"
-
-      # --- Auto-VC ---
-      SHAI_TRIGGER_CHANNEL_ID: "1403139044174594190"
-      SHAI_AUTO_VC_CATEGORY_ID: "1403138882958266428"
-      SHAI_VC_NAME_PREFIX: "DD Crew"
-      SHAI_AUTO_VC_CLEANUP_DELAY: "30"
-
-      # --- Threat weights ---
-      SHAI_THREAT_W_KILL: "0.30"
-      SHAI_THREAT_W_DESTRUCTION: "0.40"
-      SHAI_THREAT_W_GROUP: "0.20"
-      SHAI_THREAT_W_SKILL: "0.10"
-      SHAI_THREAT_GROUP_THRESHOLD: "3"
-      SHAI_THREAT_MIN_SAMPLES_FOR_STATS: "3"
-
-      # --- Misc toggles ---
-      SHAI_NICK_NUDGE_LOOP_ENABLED: "false"
-      SHAI_HOME_GUILD_ID: "1396826999095427253"
-      SHAI_USER_CARDS_CRON_ENABLED: "true"
-
-      # --- SpicePay defaults ---
-      SHAI_SPICEPAY_LSR_CUT_PERCENT: "10"
-      SHAI_SPICEPAY_BASE_WEIGHT: "25"
-      SHAI_SPICEPAY_CARRIER_BONUS: "12.5"
-      SHAI_SPICEPAY_CRAWLER_BONUS: "12.5"
-
-      # --- Optional emojis (IDs) ---
-      SHAI_EMOJI_MELANGE_ID: "1401965356775510210"
-      SHAI_EMOJI_SAND_ID: "1401965308805255310"
-      SHAI_EMOJI_CARRIER_CRAWLER_ID: "1402285453037666386"
-
     volumes:
-      # persistent data.json lives here
-      - shaiwatcher_data:/data
-      # repo cache for the wrapper (so it can run even if repo is temporarily unreachable)
-      - shaiwatcher_cache:/cache
+      # external named volumes → re-used, never auto-deleted by the stack
+      - ${SHAI_VOL_DATA:-shaiwatcher_data}:/data
+      - ${SHAI_VOL_CACHE:-shaiwatcher_cache}:/cache
 
 volumes:
   shaiwatcher_data:
+    name: ${SHAI_VOL_DATA:-shaiwatcher_data}
+    external: true
   shaiwatcher_cache:
+    name: ${SHAI_VOL_CACHE:-shaiwatcher_cache}
+    external: true