diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68eb88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+transportLibrary__baseUrl=
+transportLibrary__platformClientId=
+transportLibrary__platformClientSecret=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd4e01d..62c2723 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 dist
 build
-
-config/connector-*.json
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
diff --git a/docker-compose.debug.demo.yml b/docker-compose.debug.demo.yml
index bc906c1..23c7839 100644
--- a/docker-compose.debug.demo.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.debug.demo.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ services:
     container_name: connector-demo
     image: ghcr.io/nmshd/connector:3.10.1
     environment:
-      CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config.json"
-      logging__appenders__console__level: "TRACE"
+      - CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION=/config.json
+      - logging__appenders__console__level=TRACE
+      - transportLibrary__baseUrl
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientId
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientSecret
     ports:
       - 8012:80
     volumes:
diff --git a/docker-compose.debug.school.yml b/docker-compose.debug.school.yml
index 0de1380..79f1554 100644
--- a/docker-compose.debug.school.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.debug.school.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ services:
     container_name: connector-school
     image: ghcr.io/nmshd/connector:3.10.1
     environment:
-      CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config.json"
-      logging__appenders__console__level: "TRACE"
+      - CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION=/config.json
+      - logging__appenders__console__level=TRACE
+      - transportLibrary__baseUrl
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientId
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientSecret
     ports:
       - 8011:80
     volumes:
diff --git a/docker-compose.debug.university.yml b/docker-compose.debug.university.yml
index 00feee4..9e0fa59 100644
--- a/docker-compose.debug.university.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.debug.university.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ services:
     container_name: connector-university
     image: ghcr.io/nmshd/connector:3.10.1
     environment:
-      CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config.json"
+      - CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION=/config.json
+      - logging__appenders__console__level=TRACE
+      - transportLibrary__baseUrl
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientId
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientSecret
     ports:
       - 8013:80
     volumes:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2177119..110e05c 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ services:
     container_name: connector-demo
     image: ghcr.io/nmshd/connector:3.10.1
     environment:
-      CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config.json"
+      - CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION=/config.json
+      - transportLibrary__baseUrl
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientId
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientSecret
     volumes:
       - ./config/connector-demo-config.json:/config.json:ro
     depends_on:
@@ -37,7 +40,10 @@ services:
     container_name: connector-school
     image: ghcr.io/nmshd/connector:3.10.1
     environment:
-      CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config.json"
+      - CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION=/config.json
+      - transportLibrary__baseUrl
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientId
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientSecret
     volumes:
       - ./config/connector-school-config.json:/config.json:ro
     depends_on:
@@ -58,7 +64,10 @@ services:
     container_name: connector-university
     image: ghcr.io/nmshd/connector:3.10.1
     environment:
-      CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config.json"
+      - CUSTOM_CONFIG_LOCATION=/config.json
+      - transportLibrary__baseUrl
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientId
+      - transportLibrary__platformClientSecret
     volumes:
       - ./config/connector-university-config.json:/config.json:ro
     depends_on: