diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 76f5302..3109833 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-APP_NAME=Laravel
+APP_NAME=Innovatieplatform
 APP_ENV=local
 APP_KEY=
 APP_DEBUG=true
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6baa6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Innovatieplatform — one-command setup for Linux
+#
+# Usage:  git clone <repo> && cd innovatieplatform && bash setup.sh
+#
+# Prerequisites: docker, docker compose (v2), git
+# Optional: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY for AI chat (can be added later to .env)
+#
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log()  { echo -e "${CYAN}▸${NC} $1"; }
+ok()   { echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} $1"; }
+fail() { echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} $1"; exit 1; }
+
+# ── Check prerequisites ────────────────────────────────────────────
+command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail "Docker not found. Install: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/"
+docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail "Docker Compose v2 not found."
+
+# ── Create .env if missing ─────────────────────────────────────────
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    log "Creating .env from .env.example..."
+    cp .env.example .env
+
+    # Generate APP_KEY
+    APP_KEY=$(docker run --rm -w /app -v "$(pwd)":/app composer:latest php -r "echo 'base64:' . base64_encode(random_bytes(32));")
+    sed -i "s|^APP_KEY=.*|APP_KEY=${APP_KEY}|" .env
+
+    # Set app name
+    sed -i "s|^APP_NAME=.*|APP_NAME=Innovatieplatform|" .env
+
+    ok ".env created with generated APP_KEY"
+else
+    ok ".env already exists"
+fi
+
+# ── Build and start containers ──────────────────────────────────────
+log "Building Docker containers (first run takes a few minutes)..."
+docker compose build --quiet
+
+log "Starting services..."
+docker compose up -d
+
+# ── Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready ────────────────────────────────
+log "Waiting for PostgreSQL..."
+for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+    if docker compose exec -T postgresql pg_isready -U innovatie -d innovatieplatform >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        ok "PostgreSQL ready"
+        break
+    fi
+    if [ "$i" -eq 30 ]; then fail "PostgreSQL did not start in time"; fi
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# ── Wait for Redis ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+log "Waiting for Redis..."
+for i in $(seq 1 15); do
+    if docker compose exec -T redis redis-cli ping 2>/dev/null | grep -q PONG; then
+        ok "Redis ready"
+        break
+    fi
+    if [ "$i" -eq 15 ]; then fail "Redis did not start in time"; fi
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# ── Laravel setup inside the container ──────────────────────────────
+log "Running migrations and seeding database..."
+docker compose exec -T laravel-app php artisan config:clear 2>/dev/null || true
+docker compose exec -T laravel-app php artisan migrate:fresh --seed --force
+
+ok "Database migrated and seeded"
+
+# ── Build frontend assets ───────────────────────────────────────────
+log "Installing Node.js dependencies and building frontend..."
+if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    npm install --silent 2>/dev/null
+    npx vite build 2>/dev/null
+    ok "Frontend built"
+else
+    log "npm not found locally — frontend assets may need building"
+    log "Run: npm install && npx vite build"
+fi
+
+# ── Summary ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}══════════════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}  Innovatieplatform is running!${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}══════════════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo -e "  ${CYAN}App:${NC}        http://localhost"
+echo -e "  ${CYAN}Login:${NC}      rene@wbd-rd.nl / password"
+echo -e "  ${CYAN}Database:${NC}   postgresql://innovatie:secret@localhost:5432/innovatieplatform"
+echo -e "  ${CYAN}AI Service:${NC} http://localhost:8000/health"
+echo ""
+echo -e "  To enable AI chat: add ${CYAN}ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...${NC} to .env"
+echo -e "  then run: ${CYAN}docker compose restart ai-service${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo -e "  Stop:    ${CYAN}docker compose down${NC}"
+echo -e "  Restart: ${CYAN}docker compose up -d${NC}"
+echo -e "  Reseed:  ${CYAN}docker compose exec laravel-app php artisan migrate:fresh --seed${NC}"
+echo ""