diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 390c521..64bab22 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 **/node_modules
-build
\ No newline at end of file
+build
+.env
+.env.sample
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..360496a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION=https://logic-staging.tallypeer.com
+REACT_APP_API=api/v1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index dfaab57..fe40611 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json .
 COPY yarn.lock .
 RUN yarn install
+ENV REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION=https://localhost:3001
+ENV REACT_APP_API=api/v1
 # Copy app files
 COPY . .
 # Expose port
diff --git a/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
index ae50d4b..a3bf05f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json .
 COPY yarn.lock .
 RUN yarn install
+ENV REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION=https://logic.tallypeer.com
+ENV REACT_APP_API=api/v1
 # Copy app files
 COPY . .
 # Expose port
diff --git a/Dockerfile.staging b/Dockerfile.staging
index 5d88bc7..260a0f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.staging
+++ b/Dockerfile.staging
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json .
 COPY yarn.lock .
 RUN yarn install
+ENV REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION=https://logic-staging.tallypeer.com
+ENV REACT_APP_API=api/v1
 # Copy app files
 COPY . .
 # Expose port
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 8038e6b..c55e54e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 version: "3.9"
 services:
   react:
-    environment:
-      REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION: http://localhost:3001
-      REACT_APP_API: api/v1
-
     container_name: "dework_frontend"
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index beaabc9..13a8ae6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ services:
   react:
     image: registry.digitalocean.com/dework/react:latest
     environment:
-      REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION: logic.tallypeer.com
-      REACT_APP_API: api/v1
       VIRTUAL_HOST: tallypeer.com
       LETSENCRYPT_HOST: tallypeer.com
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.staging.yml b/docker-compose.staging.yml
index d60db00..b8b586c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.staging.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.staging.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ services:
   react:
     image: registry.digitalocean.com/dework/react_staging:latest
     environment:
-      REACT_APP_BACKEND_LOCATION: logic-staging.tallypeer.com
-      REACT_APP_API: api/v1
       VIRTUAL_HOST: staging.tallypeer.com
       LETSENCRYPT_HOST: staging.tallypeer.com