diff --git a/quassel_docker.sh b/quassel_docker.sh
index 2d25b52..39ea8e8 100755
--- a/quassel_docker.sh
+++ b/quassel_docker.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+#
+# vars
+#
+
+# config vars
+setup_volumes=true
+setup_ports=false
+
 # some basic vars
 project_name="quasseldocker"
 postgres_image="$project_name/postgres"
@@ -11,7 +19,20 @@ quassel_container="$project_name-quassel"
 postgresdata="`pwd`/postgres/data"
 quasselconf="`pwd`/quassel/quasselcore.conf"
 
+#
 # prep work
+#
+
+# should we set-up the volumes?
+if [ "$setup_volumes" = true ]; then
+  postgres_volume="-v $postgresdata:/var/lib/postgresql/"
+  quassel_volume="-v $quasselconf:/var/lib/quassel/quasselcore.conf"
+fi
+
+# should we set-up the port forwarding to the host system?
+if [ "$setup_ports" = true ]; then
+  quassel_port="-p 4242:4242"
+fi
 
 # build postgres image
 buildpostgres="docker build -t $postgres_image postgres"
@@ -20,10 +41,10 @@ buildpostgres="docker build -t $postgres_image postgres"
 buildquassel="docker build -t $quassel_image quassel"
 
 # postgres docker
-runpostgres="docker run -h $postgres_container --name $postgres_container -v $postgresdata:/var/lib/postgresql/ -d $postgres_image"
+runpostgres="docker run -h $postgres_container --name $postgres_container $postgres_volume -d $postgres_image"
 
 # quassel docker
-runquassel="docker run -h $quassel_container --link=$postgres_container:$postgres_container -v $quasselconf:/var/lib/quassel/quasselcore.conf --name $quassel_container -d $quassel_image"
+runquassel="docker run -h $quassel_container --link=$postgres_container:$postgres_container $quassel_volume $quassel_port --name $quassel_container -d $quassel_image"
 
 # kill all
 killall="docker kill $quassel_container $postgres_container"
@@ -33,12 +54,12 @@ rmall="docker rm -v $quassel_container $postgres_container"
 
 # info
 info="remember to prep both environments if needed (e.g. after clean build):
-  - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -t -i -v $postgresdata:/var/lib/postgresql/ --rm $postgres_image -c /root/prep.sh
-  - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -t -i -v $quasselconf:/var/lib/quassel/quasselcore.conf --name $quassel_container --rm $quassel_image -c 'chown quasselcore:quassel /var/lib/quassel/quasselcore.conf'
+  - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -t -i $postgres_volume --rm $postgres_image -c /root/prep.sh
+  - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -t -i $quassel_volume --name $quassel_container --rm $quassel_image -c 'chown quasselcore:quassel /var/lib/quassel/quasselcore.conf'
   
   root access to both containers:
   - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -h $postgres_container -t -i --name $postgres_container --rm $postgres_image -c /bin/bash
-  - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -h $quassel_container --link=$postgres_container:$postgres_container -t -i -v $quasselconf:/var/lib/quassel/quasselcore.conf --name $quassel_container --rm $quassel_image -c /bin/bash"
+  - docker run --entrypoint /bin/sh -u root -h $quassel_container --link=$postgres_container:$postgres_container -t -i $quassel_volume --name $quassel_container --rm $quassel_image -c /bin/bash"
 
 
 # help