diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 352653e..673d2bd 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID"
 GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET"
+
+DATABASE_URL: postgresql://DATABASE_USERNAME:DATABASE_PASSWORD@postgres:5432/DATABASE_NAME 
+POSTGRES_USER: DATABASE_USERNAME 
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD: DATABASE_PASSWORD
+POSTGRES_DB: POSTGRES_DB
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 236b6bd..047e603 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 COPY . .
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-CMD ["uvicorn","app.main:app","--host","0.0.0.0","--port","8000"]
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+CMD ["uvicorn","bloom.main:app","--host","0.0.0.0","--port","8000"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fe0b915..9c44be0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,22 +4,18 @@ services:
     build: 
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      args:
-        - IMAGE_TAG=$${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/bloom-backend
     depends_on:
       - postgres
     container_name: bloom-backend
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
-    environment: 
-      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://$${{ secrets.DATABASE_USERNAME }}:$${{ secrets.DATABASE_PASSWORD }}@postgres:5432/$${{ secrets.DATABASE_NAME }}
+      - "8000:8000" 
+    env_file:
+      - .env
 
   postgres:
     image: postgres:latest
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_USER: $${{ secrets.DATABASE_USERNAME }}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: $${{ secrets.DATABASE_PASSWORD }}
-      POSTGRES_DB: $${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB }}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     volumes: