diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e5ade5f..006b27f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - APP_ENV=${APP_ENV:-prod}
       - APP_DEBUG=${APP_DEBUG:-true}
+      - DATABASE_DEFAULT_URL=mysql://${DATABASE_USER:-birdnet}:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-secret}@${DATABASE_HOST:-birdnet_database}:${DATABASE_PORT:-3306}/birdnet_default
+      - DATABASE_OBSERVATIONS_URL=mysql://${DATABASE_USER:-birdnet}:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-secret}@${DATABASE_HOST:-birdnet_database}:${DATABASE_PORT:-3306}/birdnet_observations
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - birdnet_app:${PROJECT_ROOT:-/opt/birdnet}
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ./docker/symfony/Dockerfile
       args:
         - DATABASE_DEFAULT_URL=mysql://${DATABASE_USER:-birdnet}:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-secret}@${DATABASE_HOST:-birdnet_database}:${DATABASE_PORT:-3306}/birdnet_default
-        - DATABASE_OBSERVATIONS_URL=mysql://${DATABASE_USER:-birdnet}:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-secret}@${DATABASE_HOST:-birdnet_database}:${DATABASE_PORT:-3306}/birdnet_observation
+        - DATABASE_OBSERVATIONS_URL=mysql://${DATABASE_USER:-birdnet}:${DATABASE_PASSWORD:-secret}@${DATABASE_HOST:-birdnet_database}:${DATABASE_PORT:-3306}/birdnet_observations
         - RECORDS_DIR=/media/birdnet/records
         - CHARTS_DIR=/media/birdnet/charts
     restart: on-failure
@@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ services:
         - PHP_FPM_HOST=birdnet_php-fpm
         - PHP_FPM_PORT=9000
     ports:
-      - '81:80'
-      - '444:443'
+      - ${HTTP_PORT:-80}:80
+      - ${HTTPS_PORT:-443}:443
     volumes:
       - birdnet_app:/opt/birdnet
       - birdnet_records:/media/data/records
diff --git a/docker/database/init/00-init-databases.sql b/docker/database/init/00-init-databases.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94d315a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/database/init/00-init-databases.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS birdnet_default;
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS birdnet_observations;
+
+GRANT ALL ON `birdnet_observations`.* TO 'birdnet'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'secret';
+GRANT ALL ON `birdnet_default`.* TO 'birdnet'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'secret';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/database/init/01-databases.sql b/docker/database/init/01-databases.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 85bbf7c..0000000
--- a/docker/database/init/01-databases.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `birdnet_observations`;
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `birdnet_default`;
-
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON birdnet_observations.* TO 'birdnet'@'%';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON birdnet_default.* TO 'birdnet'@'%';
-
-FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/DOCKER.md b/docs/DOCKER.md
index 483a598..94fd560 100644
--- a/docs/DOCKER.md
+++ b/docs/DOCKER.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ cd ~/Documents/BirdNET-stream
 git clone -b main https://github.com/UncleSamulus/BirdNET-stream.git .
 ```
 
+Then, create your dotenv file and populate it with your own configuration (for instance, generate random passwords and add them to .env credentials):
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
 Then, run docker-compose:
 
 ```bash