diff --git a/Bot/utils/constants.py b/Bot/utils/constants.py
index e8ac1e6..ac46d38 100644
--- a/Bot/utils/constants.py
+++ b/Bot/utils/constants.py
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ __all__ = (
 )
 
 
-BOT_NAME = 'CraftSleuthBot'
+BOT_NAME = 'DeletedPostsBot'
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
 MSG_AWAIT_THRESHOLD = 5
diff --git a/config/config.py b/config/config.py
index 43a3215..67170c0 100644
--- a/config/config.py
+++ b/config/config.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Configuration for the DeletedPosts bot.
 
 This module exposes a single dictionary called ``config`` which holds all
 of the parameters required to connect to Reddit and control the behaviour of
-the bot.  When you first run the program the file will be created for you
+ the bot.  When you first run the program the file will be created for you
 with empty values; you should edit it before starting the bot.  You can also
 reset the file to defaults by running the application with the
 ``reset_config`` command-line argument.
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ Example usage::
 
     from config import config
     print(config['client_id'])
-
 """
 
+import os
+
 config = {
     "client_id": "",
     "client_secret": "",
@@ -28,6 +29,26 @@ config = {
     "sleep_minutes": 5,
 }
 
+# allow container/WC users to override values via environment variables
+# variables are expected to be UPPERCASE versions of the keys (or prefixed
+# with DP_).  Numeric values will be converted to ints automatically.
+for key in list(config):
+    # check both bare and prefixed variants
+    env_names = [key.upper(), f"DP_{key.upper()}"]
+    for env in env_names:
+        val = os.getenv(env)
+        if val is not None:
+            # cast numeric entries back to int when appropriate
+            if isinstance(config[key], int):
+                try:
+                    config[key] = int(val)
+                except ValueError:
+                    pass  # leave original if conversion fails
+            else:
+                config[key] = val
+            break
+
+
 # same data as a text template.  both ``main.py`` and ``utils.actions`` import
 # this so that the file can be created or reset without duplicating the
 # literal configuration body.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ec81927..94c7b18 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,13 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - /docker/data/deletedposts:/app/config
-
-      
+    environment:
+      CLIENT_ID: "abc123"
+      CLIENT_SECRET: "secret"
+      USER_AGENT: "DeletedPostsBot/1.0"
+      USERNAME: "botuser"
+      PASSWORD: "botpass"
+      SUB_NAME: "my_subreddit"
+      MAX_DAYS: "90"            # strings are converted to ints when the
+      MAX_POSTS: "500"          # corresponding config value is an int
+      SLEEP_MINUTES: "10"