diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
index 8e394c3..51013f6 100644
--- a/.env.dist
+++ b/.env.dist
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#
+# Note: The values of this file that are passed directly to
+# pleroma need type hints to be applied correctly.
+# The implemented types are int, bool, and string.
+# Typed variables look like this: KEY=type:VALUE.
+# Not specifying a type implies a string.
+#
+# In general: Your instance should work as expected if you leave the types as they are.
+# That is: don't remove them, don't add them, don't change them.
+# Always just change the values.
+#
+# You don't need to escape colons in your strings.
+# PLEROMA_NAME=string:std::pleroma::coolinstance will work as expected.
+#
 
 #########################
 #    Script settings    #
@@ -30,7 +44,7 @@ SCRIPT_BIND_IP=0.0.0.0
 # traefik-container is connected to or a network that is interconnected
 # with traefik's network. In manual, apache or nginx mode this value may be empty or set to any other alphanumeric value.
 # (Defaults to something like "pleroma_docker_1" if empty)
-DOCKER_NETWORK=pleroma
+DOCKER_NETWORK=prod
 
 # The directory where all containers store their data.
 # Can be a relative path, "~/...", or absolute.
@@ -38,7 +52,9 @@ DOCKER_NETWORK=pleroma
 DOCKER_DATADIR=./data
 
 # The uid/gid used by pleroma.
-# custom.d will be automatically chown'ed to this.
+# You should probably set this to the same
+# uid/guid that cloned the pleroma-docker repo.
+# This way modding pleroma becomes a lot easier.
 DOCKER_UID=1000
 DOCKER_GID=1000
 
@@ -54,7 +70,7 @@ POSTGRES_IP=
 POSTGRES_DB=pleroma
 POSTGRES_USER=pleroma
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pleroma
-PLEROMA_DB_POOL_SIZE=10
+PLEROMA_DB_POOL_SIZE=int:16
 
 ##########################
 #    Pleroma Settings    #
@@ -68,42 +84,48 @@ PLEROMA_VERSION=develop
 
 # The loglevel to use
 # (error/warn/info/debug)
-PLEROMA_LOGLEVEL=warn
+PLEROMA_LOGLEVEL=error
 
 # The domain/scheme where pleroma will be hosted
 # URL is a bare TLD
 # SCHEME is the protocol without "://"
 # PORT is the *external* port (ie that of your reverse proxy)
-PLEROMA_URL=example.com
+PLEROMA_URL=coolsite.moe
 PLEROMA_SCHEME=https
-PLEROMA_PORT=443
+PLEROMA_PORT=int:443
 
 # The seed for your secret keys
 # (Enter something as random as possible)
-# (On linux you can try something like "dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=128 2>/dev/null | base64 -w 0 | rev | cut -b 2- | rev")
+# (On linux you can try something like "dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=64 2>/dev/null | base64 -w 0 | rev | cut -b 2- | rev")
 PLEROMA_SECRET_KEY_BASE=
 
 # The name of your instance
 # (This is displayed in the top-left in pleroma-fe)
-PLEROMA_NAME=
+PLEROMA_NAME=string:coolInstance
 
 # Your contact info
-PLEROMA_ADMIN_EMAIL=
+PLEROMA_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@coolsite.moe
 
 # How many chars a notice may have at max.
-PLEROMA_MAX_NOTICE_CHARS=500
+PLEROMA_MAX_NOTICE_CHARS=int:500
 
 # Whether your instance accepts new users or not (true/false)
-PLEROMA_REGISTRATIONS_OPEN=true
+PLEROMA_REGISTRATIONS_OPEN=bool:true
 
-# Enable media proxy?
-PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_ENABLED=false
+# Enable media proxy (true/false)?
+PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_ENABLED=bool:false
 
 # The url of your media proxy (if enabled) [with "http(s)://"]
-PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_URL=https://cdn.example.com
+PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_URL=string:https://cdn.coolsite.moe
 
 # Redirect to source on cache fail?
-PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_REDIRECT_ON_FAILURE=true
+PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_REDIRECT_ON_FAILURE=bool:true
 
 # Whether to enable the chat feature or not
-PLEROMA_CHAT_ENABLED=true
+PLEROMA_CHAT_ENABLED=bool:true
+
+# Where to store uploads.
+# This is only relevant inside the container.
+# The host path is always $DOCKER_DATADIR/uploads.
+# So, you probably don't need to change this.
+PLEROMA_UPLOADS_PATH=/uploads
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b391beb..abefe4d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -43,18 +43,13 @@ RUN \
 USER pleroma
 WORKDIR /home/pleroma
 
-# Inject runtime config helper
-COPY --chown=pleroma:pleroma ./docker-config.exs /docker-config.exs
-
 # Get pleroma
 RUN git clone --progress https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git ./pleroma
-
 WORKDIR /home/pleroma/pleroma
 
+# Get rebar/hex
 RUN \
-       ln -s /docker-config.exs config/prod.secret.exs \
-    && ln -s /docker-config.exs config/dev.secret.exs \
-    && mix local.hex --force \
+       mix local.hex --force \
     && mix local.rebar --force
 
 # Bust the build cache
@@ -69,13 +64,13 @@ RUN \
     && git checkout $PLEROMA_VERSION \
     && git pull --rebase --autostash
 
-# Insert overrides
-COPY --chown=pleroma:pleroma ./custom.d /pleroma
+# Insert overrides and config helper
+COPY --chown=pleroma:pleroma ./docker-config.exs /docker-config.exs
+COPY --chown=pleroma:pleroma ./custom.d /home/pleroma/pleroma
 
 # Precompile
 RUN \
-       mix deps.get \
+       ln -s /docker-config.exs config/prod.secret.exs \
+    && ln -s /docker-config.exs config/dev.secret.exs \
+    && mix deps.get \
     && mix compile
-
-# Disable dev-mode
-ENV MIX_ENV=prod
diff --git a/docker-compose.m4 b/docker-compose.m4
index b06a1cd..1a1b155 100644
--- a/docker-compose.m4
+++ b/docker-compose.m4
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ define(<env_inline_fb>, <${upcase($1):-$2}>)
           "traefik.fe.port=4000",
           "traefik.fe.protocol=http",
           "traefik.fe.entryPoints=http,https",
-          "traefik.fe.frontend.rule=Host:env_inline(<pleroma_url>)",
+          "traefik.fe.frontend.rule=Host:patsubst(__PLEROMA_URL, <string:>, <>)",
           "traefik.cache.port=4000",
           "traefik.cache.protocol=http",
           "traefik.cache.entryPoints=http,https",
-          "traefik.cache.frontend.rule=Host:env_inline(<pleroma_media_proxy_url>)"
+          "traefik.cache.frontend.rule=Host:patsubst(patsubst(__PLEROMA_MEDIA_PROXY_URL, <http.*?//>, <>), <string:>, <>)"
         >)
       ]
     }
diff --git a/docker-config.exs b/docker-config.exs
index 6970e52..5207e38 100644
--- a/docker-config.exs
+++ b/docker-config.exs
@@ -1,16 +1,37 @@
 use Mix.Config
 
 defmodule Docker do
-    def env(name, verbatim \\ false) do
-        env_name = (if verbatim, do: "", else: "pleroma_") <> Atom.to_string(name) |> String.upcase
-        env_var = System.get_env(env_name)
+    def env(shortname, verbatim \\ false) do
+        # Get var
+        name = ((if verbatim, do: "", else: "pleroma_") <> Atom.to_string(shortname)) |> String.upcase()
+        raw_var = System.get_env(name)
 
-        if env_var == nil do
-            raise "Could not find #{env_name} in environment. Please define it and try again."
+        if raw_var == nil do
+            raise "Could not find #{name} in environment. Please define it and try again."
         end
 
-        System.put_env(env_name, "")
-        env_var
+        # Match type and cast if needed
+        if String.contains?(raw_var, ":") do
+            var_parts = String.split(raw_var, ":", parts: 2)
+
+            type = Enum.at(var_parts, 0)
+            var = Enum.at(var_parts, 1)
+
+            func = case type do
+                "int" -> fn(x) -> Integer.parse(x) |> elem(0) end
+                "bool" -> fn(x) -> x == "true" end
+                "string" -> fn(x) -> x end
+                _ -> if verbatim do
+                        fn(x) -> x end
+                     else
+                        raise "Unknown type #{type} used in variable #{raw_var}."
+                     end
+            end
+
+            func.(var)
+        else
+            raw_var
+        end
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/pleroma b/pleroma
index 1b73d0c..26aa0c1 100755
--- a/pleroma
+++ b/pleroma
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ docker_compose() {
     docker-compose \
         -f <(render_template) \
         --project-directory . \
-        --project-name "${PLEROMA_NAME:-pleroma}" \
         "$@"
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ action__ps()          { action__status; }
 # To persist the changes, the user still needs to rebuild the container.
 ###
 action__debug() {
-    debug_mounts="-v $(pwd)/custom.d:/custom.d -v $(pwd)/debug.d/build:/pleroma/_build -v $(pwd)/debug.d/deps:/pleroma/deps"
+    debug_mounts="-v $(pwd)/custom.d:/custom.d -v $(pwd)/debug.d/build:/home/pleroma/pleroma/_build -v $(pwd)/debug.d/deps:/home/pleroma/pleroma/deps"
 
     if [[ ! -d ./debug.d ]]; then
         mkdir -p ./debug.d/{build,deps}
@@ -124,15 +123,15 @@ action__debug() {
 
     action__stop
 
-    docker_compose run --rm -u pleroma -w /home/pleroma/pleroma $debug_mounts server bash -c 'mix deps.get && mix compile'
+    docker_compose run --rm -u pleroma -w /home/pleroma/pleroma $debug_mounts server bash -c 'cp -rvf /custom.d/* /home/pleroma/pleroma && mix deps.get'
 
     x_flags=""
     if [[ $NO_X_FORWARDING != 1 ]]; then
-        x_flags="-e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v $HOME/.Xauthority:/pleroma/.Xauthority"
+        x_flags="-e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix"
     fi
 
     [[ $NO_X_FORWARDING == 1 ]] || xhost +local:root
-    docker_compose run --rm -u pleroma -w /home/pleroma/pleroma $debug_mounts $x_flags server bash -c "cp -rf /custom.d/* /pleroma && $*"
+    docker_compose run --rm -u pleroma -w /home/pleroma/pleroma $debug_mounts $x_flags server bash -c "cp -rvf /custom.d/* /home/pleroma/pleroma && $*"
     [[ $NO_X_FORWARDING == 1 ]] || xhost -local:root
 }