diff --git a/host/next/docker/compose.yml b/host/next/docker/compose.yml
index d27a8bc..05e4755 100644
--- a/host/next/docker/compose.yml
+++ b/host/next/docker/compose.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 networks:
-  nginx-bridge:
+  ${NETWORK}:
     external: true
 services:
   techtracker-next:
     build:
       context: ../../..
       dockerfile: host/next/docker/Dockerfile
-    image: techtracker-next:alpine
-    container_name: techtracker-next
-    hostname: techtracker-next
-    domainname: techtracker.gbrown.org
-    networks: [nginx-bridge]
-    ports: ['3000:3000']
+    image: ${CONTAINER_NAME}:alpine
+    container_name: ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+    env_file: [.env]
+    hostname: ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+    domainname: ${DOMAIN_NAME}
+    networks: ['${NETWORK}']
+    #ports: ['${PORT}:3000']
     tty: true
     stdin_open: true
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/host/next/docker/env.example b/host/next/docker/env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c11b5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/next/docker/env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+NETWORK=nginx-bridge
+CONTAINER_NAME=techtracker-next
+DOMAIN_NAME=techtracker.gbrown.org
+# Port is disabled by default as suggested
+# config is to have reverse proxy on the same
+# network so you can just forward to the
+# port on the internal network.
+PORT=3000