diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45315dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Secrets for Docker Compose
+JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_here
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id_here
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret_here
+GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=your_google_refresh_token_here
+EMAIL_USERNAME=your_email@gmail.com
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 254aa15..5109c88 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ services:
     environment:
       - mongoURI=mongodb://mongo:27017/appointment_to_examiner
       - CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:10091
+      - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
+      - GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=${GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID}
+      - GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=${GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET}
+      - GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=${GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN}
+      - EMAIL_USERNAME=${EMAIL_USERNAME}
     depends_on:
       - mongo
     networks: