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+<!--
+    Please fill out the folling information as completely as possible so we can reproduce your issue.
+-->
+
+## Image Setup Details
+
+<!-- The Docker image tag of thmhoag/arkserver being used -->
+* **Image Tag**: 
+<!-- The operating system of the host machine the container is running on (Windows/Mac/Linux).
+     Please include the Linux distribution if applicable. -->
+* **Docker Host OS**: 
+<!-- Docker Run command being used, or the docker-compose.yml file being used if Docker Compose
+     is being used to run the container. -->
+* **`docker run` command or `docker-compose.yml` file**: 
+    ```
+    version: '3'
+
+    services:
+    your-compose-file-here:
+        image: thmhoag/arkserver:0.0.0
+    ```
+
+## Description of Issue
+<!-- Please give a detailed description of your issue here -->
+Description of issue
+
+## Additional Information
+<!-- Please include any additional information you think might be relevant here,
+     such as config files, crontab files, etc -->
+Additional information
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+# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 30
+# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
+daysUntilClose: 3
+# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
+exemptLabels:
+  - pinned
+  - security
+# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
+staleLabel: stale
+# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
+markComment: >
+  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
+  for your contributions.
+# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
+closeComment: false
+exemptProjects: true
+exemptMilestones: true
+exemptAssignees: true
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