diff --git a/.env b/.env
index df014f6..daa542a 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-# DATABASE_* variables are used both to initially configure the
-# ghostforge postgresql database and to later access the data from
-# ghostforge execution.
-DATABASE_USER=ghost
-DATABASE_PASSWORD=
-DATABASE_NAME=ghostforge
-
 # GHOSTFORGE_*_WEB_PORT variables are used to determine what
 # port the web interface is served on within the container (INTERNAL)
 # and what port this will map to on the host (HOST).
@@ -16,4 +9,10 @@ GHOSTFORGE_INTERNAL_WEB_PORT=1337
 
 # GHOSTFORGE_ENV is used to determine debug verbosity
 #   Valid values are [prod, dev]
-GHOSTFORGE_ENV=prod
\ No newline at end of file
+GHOSTFORGE_ENV=prod
+
+# DATABASE_* variables are used both to initially configure the
+# ghostforge postgresql database and to later access the data from
+# ghostforge execution.
+DATABASE_USER=ghost
+DATABASE_NAME=ghostforge
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1b163cd..47d789d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM python:3.11-alpine
 
+ENV DATABASE_PASSWORD ""
+RUN if [ -z "${DATABASE_PASSWORD}" ]; then echo "ghostforge build error: Set DATABASE_PASSWORD in .env."; exit 1; fi
+
 WORKDIR /ghostforge
 COPY . .
 RUN rm .env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3096a0a..0522f58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # ghostforge
   
-ghostforge manages **false identity information** for privacy prudent users.
+ghostforge manages **false identity information** for privacy prudent persons.
 
 tl;dr it's a fancy DB frontend with sensible design, tailored features, and a nice UX.<br/>
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ You'll need `docker-compose` installed or you can convert the contents of `docke
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/darrylnixon/ghostforge.git && \
 cd ghostforge && \
+PW=$(head -c 500 /dev/urandom | LC_ALL=C tr -dc '[:print:]' | fold -w 24 | head -n 1 | sed "s/\\\\/\\\\\\\\/g; s/'/\\\\\'/g") | sed -i .bak "s/^DATABASE_PASSWORD=.*/DATABASE_PASSWORD=$PW" .env;
 docker-compose up --detach --build;
 docker exec --interactive --tty ghostforge ghostforge_adduser;
 ```
diff --git a/ghostforge/__init__.py b/ghostforge/__init__.py
index e69de29..eaf852f 100644
--- a/ghostforge/__init__.py
+++ b/ghostforge/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+Initialization constants for ghostforge.
+
+Constants:
+    _PROJECT (str): Name for the project
+    __version__ (str): The current version of the binhop package
+"""
+_PROJECT = "ghostforge"
+__version__ = "0.0.1"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e69de29..945c9b4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff6e5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import find_packages
+from ghostforge import _PROJECT, __version__
+
+setup(
+    name=_PROJECT,
+    version=__version__,
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    license="MIT",
+    author="ghostforge",
+    description="False identity management web app",
+    long_description="A false identity information manager for privacy prudent persons",
+    keywords=["ghostforge", "persona", "red team", "tornado"],
+    install_requires=["tornado>=6.3.2", "queries>=2.1.1"],
+)