diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..880c44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://fej:fej@fej_db:5432/fej
diff --git a/build b/build
index 484a8ab..962d14c 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ elif [[ "$action" = run ]]; then
         --tty \
         --publish 8000:8000 \
         --name fej \
+        --env-file .env \
         --network fej \
         "$image$([[ "$mode" != "rel" ]] && echo "-dev"):$tags" "$@"
 fi