diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 018e5f72..f0a8e202 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,16 +169,12 @@ echo 'vm.max_map_count=262144' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/60-vm-max_map_count.c
 cd /opt/formshare_docker_compose_20240213
 sudo docker-compose pull
 
-# Edit the docker-compose.yml file to set the MySQL root and FormShare admin passwords
-sudo nano /opt/formshare_docker_compose_20240213/docker-compose.yml
-# Press Alt+Shit+3 to show the line numbers in Nano
-
-Edit line 10: Change the root password from "my_secure_password" to your password
-Edit line 67: Change the root password from "my_secure_password" to the same password of line 10
-Edit line 68: Change the admin user name (optional)
-Edit line 69: Change the admin email address
-Edit line 70: Change the admin user password from "my_secure_password" to your password
-Edit line 75: Change the IP address for the IP address of the machine running the Docker service
+# Set environment variables. Make sure to change the following:
+# MYSQL_PASSWORD
+# FORMSHARE_ADMIN_EMAIL
+# FORMSHARE_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+sudo wget -O .env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qlands/FormShare/stable-2.33.0/docker_compose/env.example
+sudo nano .env
 
 # Save the file with Ctlr+o Enter . Exit with Ctrl+x
 
diff --git a/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml
index f7d5234a..b381e0d6 100644
--- a/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
     cap_add:
       - SYS_NICE
     environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: my_secure_password
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - /opt/formshare/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
       - /opt/formshare/mysql-files:/var/lib/mysql-files
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ services:
     environment:
       MYSQL_HOST_NAME: 172.28.1.5
       MYSQL_USER_NAME: root
-      MYSQL_USER_PASSWORD: my_secure_password
-      FORMSHARE_ADMIN_USER: admin
-      FORMSHARE_ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@myserver.com
-      FORMSHARE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: my_secure_password
+      MYSQL_USER_PASSWORD: ${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
+      FORMSHARE_ADMIN_USER: ${FORMSHARE_ADMIN_USER}
+      FORMSHARE_ADMIN_EMAIL: ${FORMSHARE_ADMIN_EMAIL}
+      FORMSHARE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${FORMSHARE_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
       ELASTIC_SEARCH_HOST: 172.28.1.2
       ELASTIC_SEARCH_PORT: 9200
       FORMSHARE_HOST: 172.28.1.4
diff --git a/docker_compose/env.example b/docker_compose/env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fee9b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_compose/env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Root password for MySQL. Must be changed.
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=my_secure_password
+
+# Email address of FormShare admin user. Must be changed.
+FORMSHARE_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@myserver.com
+
+# Password of FormShare admin user. Must be changed.
+FORMSHARE_ADMIN_PASSWORD=my_secure_password
+
+# Username of FormShare admin user. Optional to change.
+FORMSHARE_ADMIN_USER=admin