diff --git a/examples/ghost/docker-compose.yml b/examples/ghost/docker-compose.yml
index 09ffa8b..38f630b 100644
--- a/examples/ghost/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/ghost/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ services:
       - ${DOCKER_VOLUME_STORAGE:-/mnt/docker-volumes}/ghost/content:/var/lib/ghost/content
     environment:
       # see https://ghost.org/docs/config/#configuration-options
-      database__client: mysql
-      database__connection__host: database
-      database__connection__user: ghost
-      database__connection__password: MyStrongDatabasePassword
-      database__connection__database: ghost
+      database__client: ${DB_CLIENT:-mysql}
+      database__connection__host: ${DB_HOST:-database}
+      database__connection__user: ${DB_USER:-ghost}
+      database__connection__password: ${DB_ROOT_PASS:-DatabasePassword1234}
+      database__connection__database: ${DB_NAME:-ghost}
       # url: https://blog.example.com # change this for production
       NODE_ENV: production
       #mail__transport: SMTP
-      #mail__options__host: smtp.gmail.com
-      #mail__options__port: 587
-      #mail__options__auth__user: blog@example.com
-      #mail__options__auth__pass: MyStrongSmtpLoginPassword
-      #mail__from: Ghost Blog <blog@example.com>
+      #mail__options__host: ${SMTP_HOST:-smtp.google.com}
+      #mail__options__port: ${SMTP_PORT:-587}
+      #mail__options__auth__user: ${SMTP_USER:-ghost@example.com}
+      #mail__options__auth__pass: ${SMTP_PASS:-SMTPPassword}
+      #mail__from: ${SMTP_MAIL_FROM:-Ghost}
     #networks:
     #  - proxy      
     #labels:
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ services:
     expose:
       - 3306
     environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: AnotherStrongDatabasePasswordForRootUser
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: ghost
-      MYSQL_USER: ghost
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: MyStrongDatabasePassword
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_ROOT_PASS:-DatabaseRootPassword54321}
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_NAME:-ghost}
+      MYSQL_USER: ${DB_USER:-ghost}
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_USER_PASS:-DatabasePassword1234}
     #networks:
     #  - proxy