diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile.nginx-port-selector b/.docker/Dockerfile.nginx-port-selector
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d309795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile.nginx-port-selector
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM docker:27-cli
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache docker-cli-compose
+
+COPY scripts/nginx-port-selector.sh /usr/local/bin/nginx-port-selector.sh
+
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nginx-port-selector.sh
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/nginx-port-selector.sh"]
diff --git a/.docker/scripts/nextcloud-entrypoint.sh b/.docker/scripts/nextcloud-entrypoint.sh
index 3fbccb5..80d34c3 100644
--- a/.docker/scripts/nextcloud-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.docker/scripts/nextcloud-entrypoint.sh
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ exec busybox crond -f -l 0 -L /dev/stdout > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 runuser -u www-data -- php -f /var/www/html/cron.php
 
 # Start PHP-FPM
-echo "💙 Nextcloud is up!"
+echo "Starting PHP-FPM..."
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/.docker/scripts/nginx-port-selector.sh b/.docker/scripts/nginx-port-selector.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b99c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/scripts/nginx-port-selector.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+compose_project() {
+	docker inspect --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "com.docker.compose.project" }}' "$(hostname)"
+}
+
+project="$(compose_project)"
+if [ -z "$project" ]; then
+	echo 'Could not determine the Compose project from the selector container.' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${PROJECT_DIR:-}" ]; then
+	echo 'The host project directory was not provided to the selector.' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+compose() {
+	docker compose \
+		--project-name "$project" \
+		--project-directory "$PROJECT_DIR" \
+		--file "$PROJECT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" \
+		"$@"
+}
+
+echo "Validating Compose project ${project} at ${PROJECT_DIR}."
+compose config --quiet
+
+cleanup_nginx() {
+	compose rm --force --stop nginx || true
+}
+
+trap cleanup_nginx INT TERM
+
+start_nginx() {
+	HTTP_PORT="$1" HTTPS_PORT="$2" IP_BIND="${IP_BIND:-127.0.0.1}" \
+		compose up --detach --no-deps --scale nginx=1 nginx
+}
+
+published_port() {
+	mapping="$(compose port "$1" "$2" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+	[ -n "$mapping" ] || return 0
+	printf '%s\n' "${mapping##*:}"
+}
+
+report_environment_ready() {
+	selector_http_port="$1"
+	selector_https_port="$2"
+	mailpit_port="$(published_port mailpit 8025)"
+	eurooffice_port="$(published_port eurooffice 80)"
+	playwright_port="$(published_port playwright 9323)"
+	signal_port="$(published_port signal-gateway 8080)"
+
+	compose exec -T \
+		-e ENV_HTTP_PORT="$selector_http_port" \
+		-e ENV_HTTPS_PORT="$selector_https_port" \
+		-e ENV_MAILPIT_PORT="$mailpit_port" \
+		-e ENV_EUROOFFICE_PORT="$eurooffice_port" \
+		-e ENV_PLAYWRIGHT_PORT="$playwright_port" \
+		-e ENV_SIGNAL_PORT="$signal_port" \
+		-e ENV_ADMIN_USER="$NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_USER" \
+		-e ENV_ADMIN_PASSWORD="$NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD" \
+		-e ENV_NEXTCLOUD_BRANCH="$VERSION_NEXTCLOUD" \
+		nextcloud sh /var/www/scripts/report-environment-ready
+}
+
+exit_successfully() {
+	echo '✅ Port selection complete. Exiting normally.'
+	exit 0
+}
+
+if [ "${HTTP_PORT+x}" = x ] || [ "${HTTPS_PORT+x}" = x ]; then
+	echo "Explicit ports requested: HTTP ${HTTP_PORT:-80}, HTTPS ${HTTPS_PORT:-443}."
+	set +e
+	output="$(start_nginx "${HTTP_PORT:-80}" "${HTTPS_PORT:-443}" 2>&1)"
+	status=$?
+	set -e
+	printf '%s\n' "$output"
+	if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
+		cleanup_nginx
+		exit "$status"
+	fi
+	echo 'nginx started with explicit ports.'
+	if ! report_environment_ready "${HTTP_PORT:-80}" "${HTTPS_PORT:-443}"; then
+		echo 'Could not print environment banner.' >&2
+	fi
+	exit_successfully
+fi
+
+offset=0
+while [ "$offset" -le 19 ]; do
+	http_port=$((80 + offset))
+	https_port=$((443 + offset))
+	echo "Trying nginx ports HTTP ${http_port} / HTTPS ${https_port}."
+
+	set +e
+	output="$(start_nginx "$http_port" "$https_port" 2>&1)"
+	status=$?
+	set -e
+	printf '%s\n' "$output"
+
+	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "nginx started with HTTP ${http_port} / HTTPS ${https_port}."
+		if ! report_environment_ready "$http_port" "$https_port"; then
+			echo 'Could not print environment banner.' >&2
+		fi
+		exit_successfully
+	fi
+
+	if ! printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep -Eiq \
+		'address already in use|port is already allocated|port is already in use|failed to bind host port|cannot bind .* port'; then
+		echo 'nginx failed for a reason unrelated to a port conflict; stopping.' >&2
+		cleanup_nginx
+		exit "$status"
+	fi
+
+	echo "Ports ${http_port}/${https_port} are unavailable; trying the next pair." >&2
+	cleanup_nginx
+	offset=$((offset + 1))
+done
+
+echo 'No available nginx port pair found in HTTP 80-99 / HTTPS 443-462.' >&2
+exit 1
diff --git a/.docker/scripts/report-environment-ready b/.docker/scripts/report-environment-ready
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c5a402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/scripts/report-environment-ready
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+wait_for_php_fpm() {
+	attempt=0
+	while [ "$attempt" -lt 100 ]; do
+		if php -r '
+			$socket = @fsockopen("127.0.0.1", 9000, $errno, $errstr, 0.1);
+			if ($socket === false) {
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			fclose($socket);
+		' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+		attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+		sleep 0.1
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
+url() {
+	port="$1"
+	base="$2"
+	if [ "$port" = "80" ] || [ "$port" = "443" ]; then
+		printf '%s' "$base"
+	else
+		printf '%s:%s' "$base" "$port"
+	fi
+}
+
+emit_banner() {
+	{
+	printf '\n'
+	printf '┌─ 💙 Environment ready ─────────────────────\n'
+	printf '│\n'
+	[ -z "${ENV_HTTP_PORT:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Nextcloud HTTP' "$(url "$ENV_HTTP_PORT" http://localhost)"
+	[ -z "${ENV_HTTPS_PORT:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Nextcloud HTTPS' "$(url "$ENV_HTTPS_PORT" https://localhost)"
+	[ -z "${ENV_MAILPIT_PORT:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Mailpit' "http://localhost:$ENV_MAILPIT_PORT"
+	[ -z "${ENV_EUROOFFICE_PORT:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'EuroOffice' "http://localhost:$ENV_EUROOFFICE_PORT"
+	[ -z "${ENV_PLAYWRIGHT_PORT:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Playwright' "http://localhost:$ENV_PLAYWRIGHT_PORT"
+	[ -z "${ENV_SIGNAL_PORT:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Signal' "http://localhost:$ENV_SIGNAL_PORT"
+	printf '│\n'
+	[ -z "${ENV_NEXTCLOUD_BRANCH:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Nextcloud branch' "$ENV_NEXTCLOUD_BRANCH"
+	[ -z "${ENV_ADMIN_USER:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Admin user' "$ENV_ADMIN_USER"
+	[ -z "${ENV_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-}" ] || printf '│ %-16s %s\n' 'Admin password' "$ENV_ADMIN_PASSWORD"
+	printf '│\n'
+	printf '└────────────────────────────────────────────\n'
+	} > /proc/1/fd/2
+}
+
+if ! wait_for_php_fpm; then
+	echo 'Could not confirm PHP-FPM readiness; skipping environment banner.' >&2
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+emit_banner
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e6af1f3..29567fd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ services:
       - host.docker.internal:host-gateway
   nginx:
     image: ghcr.io/librecodecoop/nextcloud-dev-nginx:latest
+    scale: 0
     # build:
     #   context: .docker/
     #   dockerfile: Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -60,11 +61,30 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/nginx/certs:/certs
     ports:
       - target: 80
-        published: "${HTTP_PORT:-80-99}"
+        published: "${HTTP_PORT:-80}"
         host_ip: ${IP_BIND:-127.0.0.1}
       - target: 443
-        published: "${HTTPS_PORT:-443-462}"
+        published: "${HTTPS_PORT:-443}"
         host_ip: ${IP_BIND:-127.0.0.1}
+  nginx-port-selector:
+    build:
+      context: .docker/
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.nginx-port-selector
+    volumes:
+      - ${DOCKER_SOCKET:-/var/run/docker.sock}:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - .:${PWD}:ro
+    working_dir: ${PWD}
+    environment:
+      - HTTP_PORT
+      - HTTPS_PORT
+      - IP_BIND
+      - PROJECT_DIR=${PWD}
+      - NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_USER=${NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_USER:-admin}
+      - NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-admin}
+      - VERSION_NEXTCLOUD=${VERSION_NEXTCLOUD:-master}
+    restart: "no"
+    depends_on:
+      - nextcloud
   mailpit:
     image: axllent/mailpit
     ports: