diff --git a/contrib/docker-compose/README.md b/contrib/docker-compose/README.md
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--- a/contrib/docker-compose/README.md
+++ b/contrib/docker-compose/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ Your folder should look like this
 
 ## Modifying your settings (`.env` file)
 
+Minimum required settings to change is:
+
 * `APP_NAME`
 * `APP_DOMAIN`
 * `DB_PASSWORD`
+
+See the [`Configure environment variables`](https://docs.pixelfed.org/running-pixelfed/installation/#app-variables) documentation for details!
+
+You need to mainly focus on following sections
+
+* [App variables](https://docs.pixelfed.org/running-pixelfed/installation/#app-variables)
+* [Email variables](https://docs.pixelfed.org/running-pixelfed/installation/#email-variables)
+
+Since the following things are configured for you out of the box:
+
+* `Redis`
+* `Database` (except for `DB_PASSWORD`)