diff --git a/config/custom-environment-variables.json b/config/custom-environment-variables.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2d5f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/custom-environment-variables.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "App": {
+    "dbConfig": {
+      "url":"DATABASE_URL",
+      "dbName": "DATABASE_NAME",
+      "port": "DATABASE_PORT"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/config/database.js b/config/database.js
index d6d499a..3bfdd5d 100644
--- a/config/database.js
+++ b/config/database.js
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-const config = require('./environment');
+const config = require('config');
 
 mongoose.Promise = Promise;
 
+const dbConfig = config.get('App.dbConfig');
+const dbConnectionUrl = `${dbConfig.get('url')}:${dbConfig.get('port')}/${dbConfig.get('dbName')}`;
+
 const mongodbUrl = config.mongodbUrl;
 
-const connect = () => mongoose.connect(mongodbUrl, {
-    useMongoClient: true
+const connect = () => mongoose.connect(dbConnectionUrl, {
+  useMongoClient: true
 });
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/config/default.json b/config/default.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f59354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "App": {
+    "dbConfig": {
+      "url":"mongodb://mongodb",
+      "dbName": "development",
+      "port": 27017
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/config/test.json b/config/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e5221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "App": {
+    "dbConfig": {
+      "dbName": "test"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0aa8f0c..d352b18 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: development
     tty: true
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
     depends_on:
       - mongodb
   mongodb:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 828d64d..e73a403 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -689,6 +689,29 @@
         "typedarray": "^0.0.6"
       }
     },
+    "config": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config/-/config-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TBNrrk2b6AybUohqXw2AydglFBL9b/+1GG93Di6Fm6x1SyVJ5PYgo+mqY2X0KpU9m0PJDSbFaC5H95utSphtLw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "json5": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "json5": {
+          "version": "1.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-aKS4WQjPenRxiQsC93MNfjx+nbF4PAdYzmd/1JIj8HYzqfbu86beTuNgXDzPknWk0n0uARlyewZo4s++ES36Ow==",
+          "requires": {
+            "minimist": "^1.2.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "configstore": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/configstore/-/configstore-3.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e348ef1..9e8f5d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.18.0",
     "bunyan": "^1.8.12",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
+    "config": "^3.0.1",
     "express": "^4.15.4",
     "mocha": "^3.5.3",
     "mongoose": "^4.11.11",