diff --git a/examples/docker-compose/compose-forgejo-and-runner.yml b/examples/docker-compose/compose-forgejo-and-runner.yml
index 4229d85..47d1965 100644
--- a/examples/docker-compose/compose-forgejo-and-runner.yml
+++ b/examples/docker-compose/compose-forgejo-and-runner.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ services:
       - 8080:3000
     environment:
       FORGEJO__security__INSTALL_LOCK: "true" # remove in production
+      FORGEJO__log__LEVEL: "debug" # remove in production
+      FORGEJO__repository__ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_USER: "true" # enables the ability to create a repo when pushing
+      FORGEJO__repository__DEFAULT_PUSH_CREATE_PRIVATE: "false" # defaults above to public
+      FORGEJO__repository__DEFAULT_REPO_UNITS: "repo.code,repo.actions"
+    # `command` is not neecessary, but can be used to create an admin user as shown below when combined with INSTALL_LOCK
     command: >-
       bash -c '
       /bin/s6-svscan /etc/s6 &