diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7d778b..cca7b33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -245,8 +245,10 @@ sh init-mongo-chat.sh $ID
 
 ### scale chat and ngrok and nginx
 
+if ngrok required $NGROK=1 else $NGROK=0
+
 ```
-sh init-scale.sh stack
+sh init-scale.sh stack $NGROK
 ```
 
 ### create a gitea drone application
@@ -263,9 +265,11 @@ export DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_SECRET=ytsgdyXI_6zUrqwsI1wsssBAaUcsp27EyecT4nk5fA=
 
 ### redeploy
 
+if ngrok required $NGROK=1 else $NGROK=0
+
 ```
 docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml $SIGYL_STACK_NAME
-sh init-scale.sh stack
+sh init-scale.sh stack $NGROK
 ```
 
 ### drone secrets
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0f350db..e847d50 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ services:
       - CERTBOT_EMAIL=${CERTBOT_EMAIL}
       - SERVER_NAME=${GIT_DOMAIN}
       - PROXY_PASS=http://gitea:3000/
-      - BLOG_PROXY_PASS=http://ghost:2368
-      - CHAT_PROXY_PASS=http://chat:3000
+      - BLOG_PROXY_PASS=http://ghost:2368/
+      - CHAT_PROXY_PASS=http://chat:3000/
       - REMOTE_PROXY_PASS=http://guacamole:8080/guacamole/
-      - DRONE_PROXY_PASS=http://drone-server:8080
-      - REGISTRY_PROXY_PASS=http://registry-1:5000
-      - PORTAINER_PROXY_PASS=http://portainer:8000
+      - DRONE_PROXY_PASS=http://drone-server:8080/
+      - REGISTRY_PROXY_PASS=http://registry-1:5000/
+      - PORTAINER_PROXY_PASS=http://portainer:9000/
       - PORTAINER_LOCATION=/portainer/
       - GIT_LOCATION=/git/
       - BLOG_LOCATION=/
diff --git a/init-scale.sh b/init-scale.sh
index cf38b49..d8b5fa0 100644
--- a/init-scale.sh
+++ b/init-scale.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 docker service scale $1_chat=1
-docker service scale $1_ngrok=1
+docker service scale $1_ngrok=$2
 docker service scale $1_letsencrypt-drone=1
 docker service scale $1_letsencrypt-git=1