diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index 958fb6d..d5481fc 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ _answers_file: .copier/infra.yml
 _envops:
   keep_trailing_newline: true
 
+project_name:
+  type: str
+  help: Project name
+  default: Project
+
+project_description:
+  type: str
+  help: Short description
+  default: ""
+
 layout:
   type: str
   help: Where the code lives
diff --git a/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}.env.example{% endif %}.jinja b/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}.env.example{% endif %}.jinja
index 919d6e4..23af4f4 100644
--- a/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}.env.example{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}.env.example{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-{% if parts %}COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml{% for part in parts %}:{{ part }}/docker-compose.local.yml{% endfor %}
+{% if parts %}COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml{% for part in parts %}:{{ part }}/docker-compose.override.yml{% endfor %}
+COMPOSE_PROFILES={% if 'backend' in parts %}external,{% endif %}services
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}Makefile{% endif %} b/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}Makefile{% endif %}
index 99bfc9a..80af3a9 100644
--- a/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}Makefile{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}Makefile{% endif %}	
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
 PARTS := $(patsubst %/Makefile,%,$(wildcard */Makefile))
-SERVICES := docker compose --profile services
-EXTERNAL := docker compose --profile external
 
-.PHONY: env external recreate rebuild restart logs down fmt check build
+.PHONY: env recreate rebuild restart logs down fmt check build
 
 env:
-	@test -f .env || cat .env.example $(addsuffix /.env.example,$(PARTS)) > .env
+	@test -f .env || awk 'FNR == 1 && NR > 1 { print "" } 1' .env.example $(addsuffix /.env.example,$(PARTS)) > .env
+	@for part in $(PARTS); do test -f $$part/docker-compose.override.yml || cp $$part/docker-compose.override.yml.example $$part/docker-compose.override.yml; done
 
-external:
-	$(EXTERNAL) up -d
+recreate:
+	docker compose up -d --force-recreate
 
-recreate: external
-	$(SERVICES) up -d --force-recreate
-
-rebuild: build recreate
+rebuild: build
+	docker compose up -d
 
 restart:
-	$(SERVICES) restart
+	docker compose restart
 
 logs:
-	$(SERVICES) logs -f --tail=100
+	docker compose logs -f --tail=100
 
 down:
-	$(EXTERNAL) --profile services down
+	docker compose down
 
 fmt check build:
 	@for part in $(PARTS); do $(MAKE) -C $$part $@ || exit 1; done
diff --git a/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}README.md{% endif %}.jinja b/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}README.md{% endif %}.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..884a89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/{% if layout == 'parts' %}README.md{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# {{ project_name }}
+{% if project_description %}
+{{ project_description }}
+{% endif %}
+Runs in Docker, locally the same way as in production. Each part in `{{ parts | join('/`, `') }}/` brings its own `docker-compose.yml`, included from the root one. `COMPOSE_PROFILES` in `.env` selects the services that run on this machine. `docker-compose.override.yml` in each part holds what differs between machines: published ports and the aliases on the external `caddy` network.
+
+```sh
+make env
+make recreate
+```
+
+`make env` creates `.env` from the examples of every part and copies each `docker-compose.override.yml.example`. `make recreate` starts the selected profiles, `make rebuild` builds the images first, `make logs`, `make restart` and `make down` do what they say.
+
+`make fmt`, `make check` and `make build` run in every part. Part-specific targets live in the part's own Makefile: `make -C {{ parts[0] }} ...`.