diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef46060..dfbbbf0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ go.*
 feeds/
 feeds.db/
 1440.db
+pds.env
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 544a705..7f53c81 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ services:
     build: .
     container_name: app-1440-news
     restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file:
+      - pds.env
     volumes:
       - ./feeds:/app/feeds
       - ./vertices.txt.gz:/app/vertices.txt.gz:ro
diff --git a/pds.env.example b/pds.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34a0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pds.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# PDS credentials for posting
+# Copy to pds.env and fill in values
+PDS_HOST=https://1440.news
+PDS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=your_admin_password