diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 104e755..5b80ac3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ More information/doc on https://blog.csnet.me/gomotics/
 
 A docker image is automatically build with Travis-CI. It is available on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/mch1307/gomotics/)
 
-> docker run -d -P --net host --name gomotics mch1307/gomotics
-
 ### Binaries
 
 Download your platform binary from the release page, extract the executable from the archive. 
 
 ## Running
+### Config file
 gomotics will run with default config if you do not provide a configuration file. If you want to link gomotics with Jeedom, provide the Jeedom URL and API key as follows
 
 ```
@@ -53,7 +52,23 @@ host =          "x.x.x.x"
 port =          8000
 
 ```
+### env variables
+
+Config can also be setup as env variable:
 
+```
+LISTEN_PORT     optional    default 8081
+LOG_LEVEL       optional    default INFO
+LOG_PATH        optional    default . (working dir)
+JEE_URL         mandatory for Jeedom
+JEE_APIKEY      mandatory for Jeedom
+NHC_HOST        optional    autodiscover
+NHC_PORT        optional    autodiscover on port 8000
+```
 Then start gomotics as follows:
 
-> gomotics -conf path/confg.toml
\ No newline at end of file
+> gomotics -conf path/confg.toml
+
+Or if using docker:
+
+> docker run -d -P --net host --name gomotics --JEE_URL=http://jeedom-host/core/api/jeeApi.php --JEE_APIKEY=abcdegf1234 mch1307/gomotics
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 02bfc2f..97d6ea3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 )
@@ -38,27 +39,43 @@ type GlobalConfig struct {
 // Conf holds the global configuration
 var Conf GlobalConfig
 
+func coalesce(str ...string) string {
+	for _, val := range str {
+		if val != "" {
+			return val
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // Initialize populates the Conf variable
 func Initialize(cfg string) {
 	Conf.JeedomConfig.Enabled = false
-	if _, err := os.Stat(cfg); err != nil {
-		//fmt.Println("Invalid config file/path: ", err)
-		wrkDir, _ := os.Getwd()
-		Conf.ServerConfig.LogPath = wrkDir
-	} else {
-		if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(cfg, &Conf); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("Error parsing config file: ", err)
+	// load config file if any
+	if cfg != "" {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(cfg); err != nil {
+			wrkDir, _ := os.Getwd()
+			Conf.ServerConfig.LogPath = wrkDir
+		} else {
+			if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(cfg, &Conf); err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Error parsing config file: ", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	if Conf.ServerConfig.ListenPort == 0 {
-		Conf.ServerConfig.ListenPort = 8081
-	}
-	if len(Conf.ServerConfig.LogLevel) == 0 {
-		Conf.ServerConfig.LogLevel = "INFO"
-	}
+	wrkDir, _ := os.Getwd()
+	listenPort, _ := strconv.Atoi(coalesce(os.Getenv("LISTEN_PORT"), strconv.Itoa(Conf.ServerConfig.ListenPort), "8081"))
+	Conf.ServerConfig.ListenPort = listenPort
+	Conf.ServerConfig.LogLevel = coalesce(os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL"), Conf.ServerConfig.LogLevel, "INFO")
+	Conf.ServerConfig.LogPath = coalesce(os.Getenv("LOG_PATH"), Conf.ServerConfig.LogPath, wrkDir)
+	Conf.JeedomConfig.URL = coalesce(os.Getenv("JEE_URL"), Conf.JeedomConfig.URL)
+	Conf.JeedomConfig.APIKey = coalesce(os.Getenv("JEE_APIKEY"), Conf.JeedomConfig.APIKey)
+	Conf.NhcConfig.Host = coalesce(os.Getenv("NHC_HOST"), Conf.NhcConfig.Host)
+	nhcPort, _ := strconv.Atoi(coalesce(os.Getenv("NHC_PORT"), strconv.Itoa(Conf.NhcConfig.Port), "8000"))
+	Conf.NhcConfig.Port = nhcPort
+
 	if len(Conf.JeedomConfig.APIKey) > 0 {
 		Conf.JeedomConfig.Enabled = true
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("Starting with config: %+v", Conf.ServerConfig)
+	fmt.Printf("Starting with config: %+v", Conf)
 	fmt.Println(" ")
 }