diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Django Docker Quickstart
+
+This is a quickstart for Django with Docker.
+
+## Features
+
+- Django
+- PostgreSQL
+- Redis
+- Celery(worker and beat)
+- Nginx
+- Traefik
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Docker
+- Docker Compose
+- Python 3.10 or higher
+- Make(optional for shortcuts)
+
+
+## Getting Started
+
+To get started, follow these steps:
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+    
+    ```
+    git clone https://github.com/godd0t/django-docker-quickstart.git
+    ```
+
+2. Change directory into the project:
+    ```
+    cd django-docker-quickstart
+    ```
+   
+3. Copy the `env.example` file to `.env` and update the values as needed:
+    ```
+    cp env.example .env
+    ```
+
+## Initial Setup
+
+### Development
+
+To set up the project for development, follow these steps:
+
+1. Create a virtual environment:
+    ```
+    python -m venv venv
+    ```
+   
+2. Activate the virtual environment:
+    ```
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    ```
+   
+3. Install the development requirements:
+    ```
+    pip install -r requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+    ```
+   
+4. Build and run the project:
+    ```
+   docker-compose up --build -d
+    ```
+
+
+### Production
+
+To set up the project for production, follow these steps:
+
+1. Build the image and run the container:
+    ```
+    docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build -d
+    ```
+
+
+## Shortcuts
+
+To make development easier, there are a few shortcuts available:
+
+Create migrations:
+
+```
+make make-migrations
+```
+
+Run migrations:
+
+```
+make migrate
+```
+
+Run the linter:
+
+```
+make lint
+```
+
+Run the formatter:
+
+```
+make format
+```
+
+Run the tests:
+
+```
+make test
+```
+
+Create a super user:
+
+```
+make super-user
+```
diff --git a/deployment/scripts/backend/start.sh b/deployment/scripts/backend/start.sh
index a29740b..b6b7994 100644
--- a/deployment/scripts/backend/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/scripts/backend/start.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ else
     python manage.py makemigrations --noinput
     python manage.py migrate --noinput
     python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
-    gunicorn "$APP_NAME".wsgi:application --bind "$APP_HOST":"$APP_PORT" --workers 3 --log-level=debug
+    gunicorn "$APP_NAME".wsgi:application --bind "$APP_HOST":"$APP_PORT" --workers 3 --log-level=info
 fi
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d5d240f..4a89f7e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ target-version = ['py311']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 # 'extend-exclude' excludes files or directories in addition to the defaults
 extend-exclude = '''
-^/migrations/
+^(.*/)?migrations/.*$
 '''
 
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extend-exclude = '''
 format = "grouped"
 line-length = 88 # black default
 extend-exclude = [
-    "*/migrations/*",
+    "src/migrations/*",
     "src/media/*",
     "src/static/*",
     "src/manage.py",
diff --git a/src/requirements.dev.txt b/src/requirements.dev.txt
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+++ b/src/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-r requirements.txt
+black==23.3.0
+ruff==0.0.265
+coverage[toml]==7.2.5