diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index a2c868d..44ee220 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-PORT=
-MONGO_URI=mongodb://textbee-db:27017/textbee
+PORT=3005
+MONGO_URI=mongodb://textbeeUser:textbeePassword@mongo:27017/TextBee
 JWT_SECRET=secret
 JWT_EXPIRATION=60d
 
-FRONTEND_URL=
+FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
 
+#Update from Firebase json file
 FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=
 FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID=
 FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY=
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 47044a5..2b56f82 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS base
+FROM node:18-alpine AS base
 RUN npm i -g pnpm
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ FROM base AS build
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN pnpm build
 
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS prod
+FROM node:18-alpine AS prod
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
+EXPOSE 3005
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN npm i -g pnpm
-COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist 
-COPY --from=build /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./ 
+COPY --from=build /app/.env ./.env
+COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=build /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm i --prod
-ENTRYPOINT ["pnpm", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["pnpm", "start"]