diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e0e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+# Mandatory: Server address of the SMTP server to use.
+#SMTP_SERVER=
+
+# Optional: (Default value: 587) Port address of the SMTP server to use.
+#SMTP_PORT=
+
+# Mandatory: Username to authenticate with.
+#SMTP_USERNAME=
+
+# Mandatory: Password of the SMTP user.
+#SMTP_PASSWORD=
+
+# Mandatory: Server hostname for the Postfix container. Emails will appear to come from the hostname's domain.
+#SERVER_HOSTNAME=
+
+# Optional: This will add a header for tracking messages upstream. Helpful for spam filters. Will appear as "RelayTag: ${SMTP_HEADER_TAG}" in the email headers.
+#SMTP_HEADER_TAG=
+
+# Optional: This will add a header for tracking messages upstream. Helpful for spam filters. Will appear as "RelayTag: ${SMTP_HEADER_TAG}" in the email headers.
+#SMTP_NETWORKS=
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 25bb95d..62f9924 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     expose:
     - "25"
     env_file:
-      - ../../credentials-smtp.env
+      - .env
     restart: always
     volumes:
      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"