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+This is my media server stack. 
+You will need a .env file with the following felds. Saved in the root directory.
+VPN_COUNTRY=United States
+TZ=America/Los_Angeles 
+OPENVPN_USERNAME=
+OPENVPN_PASSWORD= 
+
+File structure is as follows. 
+
+config 
+    docker-compose.xml
+    .env
+    chaptarr
+    gluetun
+    jellyfin
+    jelleyseerr
+    lidarr
+    prowlarr
+    qbittorrent
+    radarr
+    sonarr
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