diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 4a7f73a..7f89ad8 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -16,9 +16,4 @@ logs
 # Misc
 .DS_Store
 .fleet
-.idea
-
-# Local env files
-.env
-.env.*
-!.env.example
+.idea
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5d4fb0..3333534 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,3 +7,14 @@ a Page to view some global statistics about [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/)
 * data on specific projects - Same graphs as for mods but only showing a single project
 * settings
     * only show specif versions
+
+### .env
+
+```dotenv
+# example .env
+MONGODB_PORT=27017
+MONGODB_ADMIN_USER=admin
+MONGODB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
+MONGODB_USER=user
+MONGODB_PASSWORD=password
+```
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diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 5d1760b..4780969 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-version: "3"
 services:
   my-app:
     build: .
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env
     environment:
       - WAIT_HOSTS=mongodb:27017
       - WAIT_HOSTS_TIMEOUT=300
@@ -12,10 +13,12 @@ services:
   mongodb:
     image: mongo
     ports:
-      - '27017'
+      - ${MONGODB_PORT}:27017
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env
     environment:
-      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=server
-      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=noPass4tooDay
+      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=${MONGODB_ADMIN_USER}
+      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MONGODB_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
       - MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE=stats
     volumes:
       - /data/db
diff --git a/mongo-init.js b/mongo-init.js
index 1b0f5a7..3797a93 100644
--- a/mongo-init.js
+++ b/mongo-init.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-db.createUser(
-    {
-        user: "server",
-        pwd:  "noPass4tooDay!",
-        roles: [ { role: "readWrite", db: "stats" }]
-    }
-)
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+db.createUser({
+	user: process.env.MONGODB_USER,
+	pwd: process.env.MONGODB_PASSWORD,
+	roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "stats" }],
+});
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 13af955..448aff9 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
 		"/downloads": {
 			redirect: "/downloads/major",
 		},
-		// see - https://github.com/unjs/nitro/issues/889
-		// "/downloads/all": {
-		//     prerender: true
-		// },
-		// "/downloads/minor": {
-		//     prerender: true
-		// },
-		// "/downloads/major": {
-		//     prerender: true
-		// }
 	},
 
 	nitro: {
@@ -32,8 +22,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
 		storage: {
 			statistics: {
 				driver: "mongodb",
-				connectionString:
-					"mongodb://server:noPass4tooDay!@mongodb:27017/stats",
+				connectionString: `mongodb://${process.env.MONGODB_USER}:${process.env.MONGODB_PASSWORD}@mongodb:27017/stats`,
 				databaseName: "stats",
 				collectionName: "stats",
 			},