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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ release images are pushed to [dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/pldubouilh/gos
 % sudo docker run -v ~/LocalDirToShare:/shared -p 8001:8001 pldubouilh/gossa
 ```
 
-in a do-one-thing-well mindset, HTTPS and authentication has been left to middlewares and proxies. for instance [caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) handles this very well - have a look at this small [caddy config](https://github.com/pldubouilh/gossa/blob/master/support/Caddyfile) with authentication and option for HTTPS that works along with gossa.
+in a do-one-thing-well mindset, HTTPS and authentication has been left to middlewares and proxies. [this sample caddy config](https://github.com/pldubouilh/gossa/blob/master/support/) shows how to quickly get a multi user setup along with https.
 
 ### shortcuts
 the default UI is fully usable by through keyboard/UI shortcuts - press `Ctrl/Cmd + h` to see them all.
diff --git a/support/Caddyfile b/support/Caddyfile
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-# Caddy config
-# to enable https just set a valid domain (e.g. mydomain.com) instead of :8080 - how simple !
-# authentication has been setup with 2 users, alice and bob
-
-:8080
-basicauth / alice paul
-basicauth / bob dylan
-proxy / 127.0.0.1:8001
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-FROM pldubouilh/gossa
-
-RUN apk update && apk add curl ca-certificates caddy
-
-ENV UID="1000" GID="1000" HOST="127.0.0.1" PORT="8001" PREFIX="/" FOLLOW_SYMLINKS="false" SKIP_HIDDEN_FILES="true" DATADIR="/shared"
-EXPOSE 443
-RUN echo -e 'exec su-exec ${UID}:${GID} /gossa -h ${HOST} -p ${PORT} -k=${SKIP_HIDDEN_FILES} --symlinks=${FOLLOW_SYMLINKS} --prefix=${PREFIX} ${DATADIR} & \n caddy' > /start.sh
-ENTRYPOINT [ "sh", "/start.sh" ]
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+## multi-account setup
+
+authentication / user routing has been left out of the design of gossa, as simple tools are already available for this purpose.
+
+### example 1 root, multiple read-only users
+
+this sample caddy config will
+ + enable https on the domain myserver.com
+ + password protect the access
+ + route the root user requests to 1 gossa instance
+ + route user1 and user2 requests to a readonly gossa instance
+
+```sh
+myserver.com
+
+# proxy regular and read only instance
+proxy /   127.0.0.1:8001
+proxy /ro 127.0.0.1:8002 { without /ro }
+
+# reroute non-root user to read-only
+# cm9... is the output of `printf "root:password" | base64`
+rewrite {
+  if {>Authorization} not "Basic cm9vdDpwYXNzd29yZA=="
+  to /ro/{path}
+}
+
+# gate access
+basicauth / root     password
+basicauth / ro_user1 passworduser1
+basicauth / ro_user2 passworduser2
+```
+
+then simply start the 2 gossa instances, and caddy
+
+```sh
+# start an instance in readonly
+% ./gossa -ro=true -p 8002 ~/folder &
+
+# start an instance with access to hidden files
+% ./gossa -k=false  -p 8001 ~/folder &
+
+# start caddy
+% ./caddy
+```
+
+### example 2 users on 2 different folders
+
+this sample caddy config will
+ + enable https on the domain myserver.com
+ + password protect the access
+ + route user1 to own folder
+ + route user2 to own folder
+ + share a folder between 2 users with a symlink
+
+```sh
+myserver.com
+
+proxy /user1 127.0.0.1:8001 { without /user1 }
+proxy /user2 127.0.0.1:8002 { without /user2 }
+
+basicauth / user1 passworduser1
+basicauth / user2 passworduser2
+
+rewrite {
+  if {>Authorization} is "Basic dXNlcjE6cGFzc3dvcmR1c2VyMQ=="
+  to /user1/{path}
+}
+
+rewrite {
+  if {>Authorization} is "Basic dXNlcjI6cGFzc3dvcmR1c2VyMg=="
+  to /user2/{path}
+}
+```
+
+start 2 gossa instances, and caddy
+
+```sh
+# create symlink to share folder between 2 users
+% ln -s /path/shared test/user1
+% ln -s /path/shared test/user2
+
+# start gossa & caddy
+% ./gossa -p 8001 -symlinks=true test/user1 &
+% ./gossa -p 8002 -symlinks=true test/user2 &
+% ./caddy
+```
+
+## docker
+
 the master branch is automatically built and pushed to [dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/pldubouilh/gossa) under `pldubouilh/gossa`.
 
 ```sh
@@ -15,13 +104,4 @@ if you prefer building the image yourself :
 
 the options are settable through environment variables that can be passed starting off the docker image.
 
-a fancy docker image using [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) is also provided. have a look at the simple config file `Caddyfile`, it shows how to use http basic authentication, and automatic TLS for hands-free https 🎉
-
-```sh
-# checkout the caddy config, build, and run docker image
-% vim caddy.Dockerfile
-% docker build -t gossa-caddy -f caddy.Dockerfile .
-% sudo docker run -v ~/LocalDirToShare:/shared -v `pwd`/Caddyfile:/Caddyfile --net=host gossa-caddy
-```
-
 a docker-compose example image is also provided. running docker compose should be straightforward : `docker-compose up .` have a look in `docker-compose.yml` for further configuration.
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