diff --git a/command_cheat_sheet.md b/command_cheat_sheet.md
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+# Create a test NFS volume
+# make sure the permissions on the NFS volume don't map to a user that can't access them
+docker volume create --driver local --opt type=nfs --opt o=addr=nas1.androiddrew.com,rw --opt device=:/volume1/expanse nfs-test
+
+docker run --name test-postgres -v nfs-test:/var/lib/postgresql/data -d postgres:10.4-alpine
+
+
+# Build a docker machine and push it to the docker hub
+
+## First set the docker env back to the local Host
+
+eval $(docker-machine env -u)
+
+## build with the tag using the docker file and the path
+
+docker build -t androiddrew/flask-docker-swarm_web:latest -f ./services/web/Dockerfile ./services/web
+
+docker push androiddrew/flask-docker-swarm_web:latest
diff --git a/docker-compose-swarm.yml b/docker-compose-swarm.yml
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+# Image: Instead of referencing the local build directory, we are now using an image to set the context
+# Deploy: We added a deploy keyword to configure the number of replicas, restart_policy, and placement contstraints for each service
+# REFERENCE: https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/
+
+version: '3.6'
+
+services:
+
+  web:
+    image: androiddrew/flask-docker-swarm_web:latest
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+      placement:
+        constraints: [node.role == worker]
+    expose:
+      - 5000
+    environment:
+      - FLASK_ENV=production
+      - APP_SETTINGS=project.config.ProductionConfig
+      - DB_USER=postgres
+      - DB_PASSWORD=postgres
+    #  - SECRET_CODE=myprecious
+    # here we are going to use docker secrets to keep everything safe
+    #see the secrets section below
+    secrets:
+      - secret_code
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    networks:
+      - app
+    # We can add a health check to either a conmpose file or Dockerfile https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#healthcheck
+    healthcheck:
+      # Test is the actual command that will be run to check the health status
+      # It should return 0 (Healthy) or 1 (Unhealthy)
+      test: curl --fail http://localhost:5000/ping || exit 1
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 2s
+      retries: 5
+
+  db:
+    image: androiddrew/flask-docker-swarm_db:latest
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+      placement:
+        #constraints: [node.role == manager]
+        constraints: [node.role == worker]
+    volumes:
+      - data-volume:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    expose:
+      - 5432
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+    networks:
+      - app
+
+  nginx:
+    image: androiddrew/flask-docker-swarm_nginx:latest
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+      placement:
+        constraints: [node.role == worker]
+    ports:
+      - 80:80
+    depends_on:
+      - web
+    networks:
+      - app
+
+  visualizer:
+    image: dockersamples/visualizer:latest
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080
+    volumes:
+      - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"
+    deploy:
+      placement:
+        constraints: [node.role == manager]
+    networks:
+      - app
+
+# We are now using an overlay network to connect multiple Docker engines across each host and enable communication between Swarm services
+networks:
+  app:
+    driver: overlay
+
+volumes:
+  #data-volume:
+  #  driver: local
+  data-volume:
+    driver: local
+    driver_opts:
+      type: nfs
+      o: addr=nas1.androiddrew.com,rw
+      device: ":/volume1/expanse/flask_data"
+# Secrets can be configured in either external or file-based manner
+secrets:
+  secret_code:
+    external: true
diff --git a/services/web/project/api/main.py b/services/web/project/api/main.py
index 9edd847..230f58a 100644
--- a/services/web/project/api/main.py
+++ b/services/web/project/api/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger('gunicorn.error')
-SECRET_CODE = os.environ.get('SECRET_CODE')
+#SECRET_CODE = os.environ.get('SECRET_CODE')
+# Here we are accessing the secret_code set by the external config in our docker-compose file
+SECRET_CODE = open('/run/secrets/secret_code').read().strip()
 
 main_blueprint = Blueprint('main', __name__)