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+# Docker beets
+
+Container used to run the [beets](https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html) music library organizer.
+
+## Quickstart
+
+Copy `config.yaml` into the host volume's `config` folder (in this case `/srv/beets/config`).
+Place the music you want to import into the `import` folder (in this case `/srv/beets/import`).
+Run the beets importer interactively:
+
+```bash
+sudo docker exec -it beets beet import /import
+```
+
+The commandline and/or configuration reference [can be found here](https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html).