diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9d9fb7c..481eb72 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# name: kopano
+# name_prefix: kopano, see COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME in .env 
 services:
   server:
     build: ./core
diff --git a/prep b/prep
index a72d268..4db0628 100644
--- a/prep
+++ b/prep
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ alias up='docker compose up -d'
 alias down='docker compose down'
 alias build='docker compose build'
 alias push='docker compose push'
-docker login --username baloan --password 'yZBCUs5&@?:.'
-# access to packages
-docker run -d --rm --name dist -p80:80 -v/root/kopano-docker/dist:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs httpd
+# https://brain2life.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-up-secure-local-credential-storage-for-docker-on-ubuntu-2004
+cat ~/kopano-docker/pwd-docker.txt | docker login --username baloan --password-stdin
+# spin up apache for access to kopano packages
+if [ "$(docker ps -q -f name=dist)" ]; then
+    echo "Container exists and is running."
+else
+    if [ "$(docker ps -aq -f status=exited -f name=dist)" ]; then
+        # cleanup
+        docker rm dist
+    fi
+    # run your container
+    docker run -d --rm --name dist -p80:80 -v/root/kopano-docker/dist:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs httpd
+fi
diff --git a/pwd-docker.txt b/pwd-docker.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b03f9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pwd-docker.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+yZBCUs5&@?:.