diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 20939df..c782e16 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-PLEX_TOKEN=replace-with-your-plex-token
-SERVER_IP=192.168.1.100
-PLAYLIST_NAME=Journey FM Recently Played
+PLEX_TOKEN=pU-m3HWYUZU6iXJFhJyA
+SERVER_IP=172.16.16.106
+PLAYLIST_NAME=Radio
 SELECTED_STATIONS=journey_fm,spirit_fm,klove
 AUTO_UPDATE=true
 UPDATE_INTERVAL=15
 UPDATE_UNIT=Minutes
 CONTAINER_RUN_MODE=loop
+ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD=true
+DASHBOARD_PORT=8765
+JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR=/data
+CHROME_BINARY=/usr/bin/chromium
+CHROMEDRIVER_PATH=/usr/bin/chromedriver
+JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER=1
+PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+LANG=C.UTF-8
+TERM=xterm
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a694bcc..8b5af64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,31 @@ Quick setup:
 ./install.sh
 ```
 
+Interactive install now captures defaults and writes `.env` (auto with optional values):
+
+```bash
+./install.sh
+```
+
+The installer sets defaults:
+- UPDATE_UNIT=Minutes
+- CONTAINER_RUN_MODE=loop
+- SERVER_IP=172.16.16.106
+- PLAYLIST_NAME=Radio
+- SELECTED_STATIONS=journey_fm,spirit_fm,klove
+- UPDATE_INTERVAL=15
+- AUTO_UPDATE=true
+- PLEX_TOKEN=pU-m3HWYUZU6iXJFhJyA
+- PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+- JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR=/data
+- TERM=xterm
+- CHROME_BINARY=/usr/bin/chromium
+- JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER=1
+- LANG=C.UTF-8
+- CHROMEDRIVER_PATH=/usr/bin/chromedriver
+
+Web dashboard defaults to enabled with start at http://localhost:8765 (or `DASHBOARD_PORT`).
+
 Manual setup:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 11288ef..6c55d01 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,18 +5,27 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     container_name: journey-fm-playlist
     restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8765:8765"
     environment:
       PLEX_TOKEN: ${PLEX_TOKEN}
       SERVER_IP: ${SERVER_IP}
       PLAYLIST_NAME: ${PLAYLIST_NAME:-Journey FM Recently Played}
-      SELECTED_STATIONS: ${SELECTED_STATIONS:-journey_fm,spirit_fm}
+      SELECTED_STATIONS: ${SELECTED_STATIONS:-journey_fm,spirit_fm,klove}
       AUTO_UPDATE: ${AUTO_UPDATE:-true}
       UPDATE_INTERVAL: ${UPDATE_INTERVAL:-15}
       UPDATE_UNIT: ${UPDATE_UNIT:-Minutes}
       CONTAINER_RUN_MODE: ${CONTAINER_RUN_MODE:-loop}
+      ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD: ${ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD:-true}
+      DASHBOARD_PORT: ${DASHBOARD_PORT:-8765}
       CHROME_BINARY: /usr/bin/chromium
       CHROMEDRIVER_PATH: /usr/bin/chromedriver
       JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR: /data
+      JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER: 1
+      PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
+      PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE: 1
+      LANG: C.UTF-8
+      TERM: xterm
     volumes:
       - journey-fm-data:/data
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ae10cfb..194c135 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Journey FM Playlist Creator - Linux Installer
 
+set -e
+
 echo "Journey FM Playlist Creator - Linux Installer"
 echo "=============================================="
 
@@ -9,6 +11,82 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 
 echo "Installing in: $DIR"
 
+# Default configuration values
+DEFAULT_PLEX_TOKEN="pU-m3HWYUZU6iXJFhJyA"
+DEFAULT_SERVER_IP="172.16.16.106"
+DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_NAME="Radio"
+DEFAULT_SELECTED_STATIONS="journey_fm,spirit_fm,klove"
+DEFAULT_AUTO_UPDATE="true"
+DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL="15"
+DEFAULT_UPDATE_UNIT="Minutes"
+DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RUN_MODE="loop"
+DEFAULT_ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD="true"
+DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_PORT="8765"
+DEFAULT_JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR="/data"
+DEFAULT_CHROME_BINARY="/usr/bin/chromium"
+DEFAULT_CHROMEDRIVER_PATH="/usr/bin/chromedriver"
+DEFAULT_JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER="1"
+DEFAULT_PYTHONUNBUFFERED="1"
+DEFAULT_PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE="1"
+DEFAULT_LANG="C.UTF-8"
+DEFAULT_TERM="xterm"
+
+# Helper for interactive prompts
+ask_value() {
+    local prompt="$1"
+    local default="$2"
+    local var
+    read -p "$prompt [$default]: " var
+    if [ -z "$var" ]; then
+        var="$default"
+    fi
+    echo "$var"
+}
+
+echo "Configuring environment for .env file (press Enter to accept defaults)."
+
+PLEX_TOKEN=$(ask_value "Plex token" "$DEFAULT_PLEX_TOKEN")
+SERVER_IP=$(ask_value "Plex server IP" "$DEFAULT_SERVER_IP")
+PLAYLIST_NAME=$(ask_value "Playlist name" "$DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_NAME")
+SELECTED_STATIONS=$(ask_value "Selected stations" "$DEFAULT_SELECTED_STATIONS")
+AUTO_UPDATE=$(ask_value "Auto update" "$DEFAULT_AUTO_UPDATE")
+UPDATE_INTERVAL=$(ask_value "Update interval" "$DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL")
+UPDATE_UNIT=$(ask_value "Update unit (Minutes/Hours)" "$DEFAULT_UPDATE_UNIT")
+CONTAINER_RUN_MODE=$(ask_value "Container run mode (loop/once)" "$DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RUN_MODE")
+ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD=$(ask_value "Enable web dashboard" "$DEFAULT_ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD")
+DASHBOARD_PORT=$(ask_value "Dashboard port" "$DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_PORT")
+JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR=$(ask_value "Data volume path" "$DEFAULT_JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR")
+CHROME_BINARY=$(ask_value "Chrome binary path" "$DEFAULT_CHROME_BINARY")
+CHROMEDRIVER_PATH=$(ask_value "Chromedriver path" "$DEFAULT_CHROMEDRIVER_PATH")
+
+cat > "$DIR/.env" << EOF
+PLEX_TOKEN=$PLEX_TOKEN
+SERVER_IP=$SERVER_IP
+PLAYLIST_NAME=$PLAYLIST_NAME
+SELECTED_STATIONS=$SELECTED_STATIONS
+AUTO_UPDATE=$AUTO_UPDATE
+UPDATE_INTERVAL=$UPDATE_INTERVAL
+UPDATE_UNIT=$UPDATE_UNIT
+CONTAINER_RUN_MODE=$CONTAINER_RUN_MODE
+ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD=$ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD
+DASHBOARD_PORT=$DASHBOARD_PORT
+JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR=$JOURNEYFM_DATA_DIR
+CHROME_BINARY=$CHROME_BINARY
+CHROMEDRIVER_PATH=$CHROMEDRIVER_PATH
+JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER=$DEFAULT_JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER
+PYTHONUNBUFFERED=$DEFAULT_PYTHONUNBUFFERED
+PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=$DEFAULT_PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE
+LANG=$DEFAULT_LANG
+TERM=$DEFAULT_TERM
+EOF
+
+echo ".env file created at $DIR/.env"
+
+# Ensure Docker compose exists
+if ! command -v docker-compose > /dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v docker > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "docker-compose/docker not found. install docker and docker-compose before running container mode." >&2
+fi
+
 # Check if Python 3 is installed
 if ! command -v python3 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Python 3 not found. Installing Python 3..."
@@ -26,8 +104,8 @@ source "$DIR/.venv/bin/activate"
 echo "Installing Python dependencies..."
 pip install -r "$DIR/requirements.txt"
 
-# Install Chromium browser
-if ! command -v chromium-browser > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+# Install Chromium browser if not available
+if ! command -v chromium-browser > /dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v chromium > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Installing Chromium browser..."
     sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y chromium-browser
 fi
@@ -49,11 +127,13 @@ chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/journey-fm.desktop
 
 # Update desktop database
 echo "Updating desktop database..."
-update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
+update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications || true
 
 # Make scripts executable
 chmod +x "$DIR/journey_fm_app.sh"
 
+# Optionally start web dashboard and/or app
 echo "Installation complete!"
-echo "You can now find 'Journey FM Playlist' in your applications menu."
-echo "Or run: $DIR/journey_fm_app.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Run with Docker compose (server at http://localhost:$DASHBOARD_PORT):"
+echo "  docker compose up -d"
+echo "To start GUI app: $DIR/journey_fm_app.sh"
diff --git a/run_container.py b/run_container.py
index 7bae766..608f5ec 100644
--- a/run_container.py
+++ b/run_container.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import time
 
 from journeyfm.config_store import load_runtime_config
 from journeyfm.update_service import format_result_summary, run_update_job
+from journeyfm.web_service import start_dashboard_server
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@ def get_sleep_seconds():
 
 def main():
     os.environ.setdefault("JOURNEYFM_CONTAINER", "1")
+
+    # Start the optional local web dashboard by default in container mode
+    web_mode = os.getenv("ENABLE_WEB_DASHBOARD", "true").strip().lower()
+    if web_mode not in ("false", "0", "no", "off"):
+        start_dashboard_server(host="0.0.0.0", port=int(os.getenv("DASHBOARD_PORT", "8765")), open_browser_if_possible=False)
+        logger.info("Started local web dashboard on port %s", os.getenv("DASHBOARD_PORT", "8765"))
+
     run_mode = os.getenv("CONTAINER_RUN_MODE", "loop").strip().lower()
     while True:
         result = run_update_job(load_runtime_config())