diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2f427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Port exposed on host
+HOST_PORT=8000
+
+# Path to media files directory (mounted to /data in container)
+DATA_VOLUME_PATH=./data
+
+# Maximum job duration in seconds
+FFMPEG_TIMEOUT=3600
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 94bb54a..26268c5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ services:
   ffmpeg-worker:
     build: .
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
+      - "${HOST_PORT:-8000}:8000"
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/data
+      - ${DATA_VOLUME_PATH:-./data}:/data
     environment:
       - DATA_PATH=/data
-      - FFMPEG_TIMEOUT=3600
+      - FFMPEG_TIMEOUT=${FFMPEG_TIMEOUT:-3600}