diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e96159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Database Configuration
+POSTGRES_USER=admin
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=adminpassword
+POSTGRES_DB=occto_db
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://admin:adminpassword@postgres:5432/occto_db?schema=public
+
+# MinIO Configuration
+MINIO_ROOT_USER=admin
+MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=adminpassword
+MINIO_ENDPOINT=minio
+MINIO_PORT=9000
+MINIO_USE_SSL=false
+MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=admin
+MINIO_SECRET_KEY=adminpassword
+MINIO_BUCKET_NAME=occto-images
+
+# Application
+NODE_ENV=production
+JWT_SECRET=b33500bb3dc5504535c34cc5f79f4ca0f60994b093bded14d48f76c0c090f032234693219e60398cab053a9c55c1d426ef7b1768104db9040254ba7db452f708
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2115e40..11beb49 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ services:
     image: postgres:15
     container_name: occto_postgres
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_USER: admin
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: adminpassword
-      POSTGRES_DB: occto_db
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     networks:
       - occto_network
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U admin -d occto_db"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ services:
     image: minio/minio:RELEASE.2023-09-04T19-57-37Z
     container_name: occto_minio
     environment:
-      MINIO_ROOT_USER: admin
-      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: adminpassword
+      MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${MINIO_ROOT_USER}
+      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - minio_data:/data
     networks:
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3001:3000"
     environment:
-      - NODE_ENV=production
-      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://admin:adminpassword@postgres:5432/occto_db?schema=public
-      - MINIO_ENDPOINT=minio
-      - MINIO_PORT=9000
-      - MINIO_USE_SSL=false
-      - MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=admin
-      - MINIO_SECRET_KEY=adminpassword
-      - MINIO_BUCKET_NAME=occto-images
-      - JWT_SECRET=b33500bb3dc5504535c34cc5f79f4ca0f60994b093bded14d48f76c0c090f032234693219e60398cab053a9c55c1d426ef7b1768104db9040254ba7db452f708
+      - NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV}
+      - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
+      - MINIO_ENDPOINT=${MINIO_ENDPOINT}
+      - MINIO_PORT=${MINIO_PORT}
+      - MINIO_USE_SSL=${MINIO_USE_SSL}
+      - MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY}
+      - MINIO_SECRET_KEY=${MINIO_SECRET_KEY}
+      - MINIO_BUCKET_NAME=${MINIO_BUCKET_NAME}
+      - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy