diff --git a/drone/docker-compose.yml b/drone/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94eefe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drone/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Deploy drone CI system
+
+services:
+  drone:
+    image: drone/drone:2
+    environment:
+      - DRONE_GITEA_SERVER=http://gitea.local
+      - DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_ID=put_the_real_client_id_here
+      - DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_SECRET=put_the_real_secret_here
+      - DRONE_RPC_SECRET=super-duper-secret
+      - DRONE_SERVER_HOST=gitea.local # TODO: make this more generic
+      - DRONE_SERVER_PROTO=http
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - ./drone:/data
+    ports:
+      - 80
+      - 443
+
+  drone-runner:
+    image: drone/drone-runner-docker:1
+    environment:
+      - DRONE_RPC_PROTO=http
+      - DRONE_RPC_HOST=drone
+      - DRONE_RPC_SECRET=super-duper-secret
+      -  DRONE_RUNNER_CAPACITY=2
+      - DRONE_RUNNER_NAME=drone-runner-1
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    ports:
+      - 3000
diff --git a/drone/run-this-first.sh b/drone/run-this-first.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8f4763c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drone/run-this-first.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [[ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+mkdir -p ./drone
diff --git a/gitea/docker-compose.yml b/gitea/docker-compose.yml
index 1bace10..20502d4 100644
--- a/gitea/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/gitea/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 version: "3"
-
+# TODO: remove version since it is now redundant
+#       remove this network definition unless there's a reason for it
 networks:
   gitea:
     external: false