diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b045ec4..4216fee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
 # nginx-php7.4-mysql8-node-docker-network
 Fast lightweight Docker network using PHP MySQL Nginx and Node
+
+git clone https://github.com/chrisdenmark84/nginx-php7.4-mysql8-node-docker-network.git
+
+move into nginx-stack-demo folder
+
+Ensure docker desktop has spun up. 
+
+run "docker-compse up -d --build"
+wait ...
+
+create "public" folder within app folder
+
+create index.php in public folder
+
+Open localhost:8080 in your browser
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diff --git a/app/public/index.php b/app/public/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56f3a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/public/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+echo "Hello Pete!";
+
+?>
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b518e0a..7fb3e78 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,21 +15,24 @@ services:
             - ./app:/var/www/project
             - ./nginx/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
         depends_on:
-            - php74-service
+            - php8-service
             - mysql8-service
         networks:
             - nginx-php74-mysql8-node
 
     # php
-    php74-service:
+    php8-service:
         build:
             context: .
             dockerfile: ./php/Dockerfile
-        container_name: php74-container
+        container_name: php8-container
+        extra_hosts:
+            - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
         ports:
             - "9000:9000"
         volumes:
             - ./app:/var/www/project
+            - ./php/xdebug.ini:/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/xdebug.ini
         networks:
             - nginx-php74-mysql8-node
 
diff --git a/nginx/default.conf b/nginx/default.conf
index 2889eac..10b8a74 100644
--- a/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/nginx/default.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ server {
 
         # Sets the address of a FastCGI server. The address can be specified as a domain name or IP address, and a port
         # fastcgi_pass php:9000;
-        fastcgi_pass php74-service:9000;
+        fastcgi_pass php8-service:9000;
         fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
         include fastcgi_params;
 
diff --git a/php/Dockerfile b/php/Dockerfile
index 2608bcb..17ee357 100644
--- a/php/Dockerfile
+++ b/php/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-FROM php:7.4-fpm
+FROM php:8-fpm
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y zlib1g-dev g++ git libicu-dev zip libzip-dev zip \
     && docker-php-ext-install intl opcache pdo pdo_mysql \
     && pecl install apcu \
+    && pecl install xdebug \
     && docker-php-ext-enable apcu \
     && docker-php-ext-configure zip \
     && docker-php-ext-install zip
@@ -12,4 +13,4 @@ WORKDIR /var/www/project
 RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
 
 RUN curl -sS https://get.symfony.com/cli/installer | bash
-RUN mv /root/.symfony/bin/symfony /usr/local/bin/symfony
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+RUN mv /root/.symfony5/bin/symfony /usr/local/bin/symfony
diff --git a/php/xdebug.ini b/php/xdebug.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1527bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/xdebug.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[xdebug]
+zend_extension=xdebug.so
+xdebug.mode=develop,debug
+xdebug.discover_client_host=0
+xdebug.client_host=host.docker.internal
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