diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df6d28c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MONGO_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/fosscord?readPreference=secondaryPreferred
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index daf8591a..d7a5d6dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ typings/
 .yarn-integrity
 
 # dotenv environment variables file
-.env
 .env.test
 
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e665b1d..00000000
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-version: "3"
-services:
-    fosscord-gateway:
-        container_name: fosscord-gateway
-        restart: always
-        build: .
-        ports:
-            - "3002:3002"
-        links:
-            - mongo
-        env_file: .env
-    mongo:
-        container_name: mongo
-        image: mongo
-        volumes:
-            - ./data:/data/db
-            - ./.docker/mongodb/mongod.conf:/etc/mongod.conf
-        ports:
-            - "27017:27017"
-        command: ["-f", "/etc/mongod.conf"]