diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 594a4b81..51f146d2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ ARG CREATED
 ARG VERSION
 ARG GIT_REF=origin/master
 
+ENV CONDUIT_CONFIG="/srv/conduit/conduit.toml"
+
 # Labels according to https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/blob/master/annotations.md
 # including a custom label specifying the build command
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=${CREATED} \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a8384fa..ac603e68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ docker run -d -p 8448:8000 -v ~/conduit.toml:/srv/conduit/conduit.toml -v db:/sr
 ```
 
 > <b>Note:</b> You also need to supply a `conduit.toml` config file, you can find an example [here](./conduit-example.toml).
+> Or you can pass in `-e CONDUIT_CONFIG=""` and configure Conduit purely with env vars.
 
 Or build and run it with docker or docker-compose. [Read more](docker/README.md)
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 38c8a117..cb98a112 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ services:
             ### Uncomment and change values as desired
             # CONDUIT_ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1
             # CONDUIT_PORT: 8000
-            # CONDUIT_LOG: normal  # Available levels are: off, debug, normal, critical
+            # CONDUIT_CONFIG: '/srv/conduit/conduit.toml'  # if want to configure purely by env vars, set this to an empty string ''
+            # Available levels are: error, warn, info, debug, trace - more info at: https://docs.rs/env_logger/*/env_logger/#enabling-logging
+            # CONDUIT_LOG: info  # default is: "info,rocket=off,_=off,sled=off"
             # CONDUIT_ALLOW_JAEGER: 'false'
             # CONDUIT_ALLOW_REGISTRATION : 'false'
             # CONDUIT_ALLOW_ENCRYPTION: 'false'
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 6bf36f1d..499d1adb 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ docker run -d -p 8448:8000 -v ~/conduit.toml:/srv/conduit/conduit.toml -v db:/sr
 ```
 
 For detached mode, you also need to use the `-d` flag. You also need to supply a `conduit.toml` config file, you can find an example [here](../conduit-example.toml).
-You can pass in more env vars as are shown here, for an overview of possible values, you can take a look at the `docker-compose.yml` file.
+You can pass in different env vars to change config values on the fly. You can even configure Conduit completely by using env vars, but for that you need
+too pass `-e CONDUIT_CONFIG=""` into your container. For an overview of possible values, please take a look at the `docker-compose.yml` file.
 If you just want to test Conduit for a short time, you can use the `--rm` flag, which will clean up everything related to your container after you stop it.
 
 
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.traefik.yml b/docker/docker-compose.traefik.yml
index 25497c6a..ef14ca95 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.traefik.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.traefik.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ services:
             ### Uncomment and change values as desired
             # CONDUIT_ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1
             # CONDUIT_PORT: 8000
-            # CONDUIT_LOG: normal  # Available levels are: off, debug, normal, critical
+            # CONDUIT_CONFIG: '/srv/conduit/conduit.toml'  # if want to configure purely by env vars, set this to an empty string ''
+            # Available levels are: error, warn, info, debug, trace - more info at: https://docs.rs/env_logger/*/env_logger/#enabling-logging
+            # CONDUIT_LOG: info  # default is: "info,rocket=off,_=off,sled=off"
             # CONDUIT_ALLOW_JAEGER: 'false'
             # CONDUIT_ALLOW_REGISTRATION : 'false'
             # CONDUIT_ALLOW_ENCRYPTION: 'false'