diff --git a/homepage/.env b/homepage/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65328de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homepage/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Authentication parameters for Proxmox API
+HOMEPAGE_VAR_PROXMOX_PAM=${HOMEPAGE_VAR_PROXMOX_PAM}
+HOMEPAGE_VAR_PROXMOX_SECRET=${HOMEPAGE_VAR_PROXMOX_SECRET}
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diff --git a/homepage/docker-compose.yaml b/homepage/docker-compose.yaml
index 0584180..bd65959 100644
--- a/homepage/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/homepage/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ services:
       - 3001:3000
     volumes:
       - ${PATH_TO_CONFIG}:/app/config # Make sure your local config directory exists
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock # (optional) For docker integrations
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+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock # (optional) For docker integrations
+    env_file:
+      - .env
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