diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7550b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+LISTEN=:8080
+NATS=nats://localhost:4222
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 17c9ad3..6693688 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ FROM golang:1.11-rc-alpine as build
 RUN apk add --no-cache git=2.18.1-r0
 
 WORKDIR /src
-COPY go.mod go.sum *.go ./
+COPY go.mod go.sum .env *.go ./
 RUN go get -d -v ./...
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "-s -w"
 
 FROM scratch
 
 COPY --from=build /src/subscribe /subscribe
+COPY --from=build /src/.env /.env
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/subscribe"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c6c027..c41ff69 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 Client subscribe counterpart to backend-publish. Subscribe to receive the results of your requests to backend-publish in some weird extended streaming async HTTP-ish thing. Refer to ```backend-store```.
 
+## Environment Variables
+
+Supply environment variables by either exporting them or editing ```.env```.
+
+| ENV | Description | Default |
+| ---- | ----------- | ------- |
+| LISTEN | Host and port number to listen on | :8080 |
+| NATS | Host and port of nats | nats://localhost:4222 |
+
 ## API
 
 ```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39bda62..be54e5c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module subscribe
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.1-0.20190205222052-c823c79ea157
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0
 	github.com/nats-io/gnatsd v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/go-nats v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6f74376..0b80a41 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0 h1:P3YflyNX/ehuJFLhxviNdFxQPkGK5cDcApsge1SqnvM=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.1-0.20190205222052-c823c79ea157 h1:SdQMHsZ18/XZCHuwt3IF+dvHgYTO2XMWZjv3XBKQqAI=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.1-0.20190205222052-c823c79ea157/go.mod h1:Qd/q+1AKNOZr9uGQzbzCmRO6sUih6GTPZv6a1/R87v0=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0 h1:Zjp+RcGpHhGlrMbJzXTrZZPrWj+1vfm90La1wgB6Bhc=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0/go.mod h1:7hK45KPybAkOC6peb+G5yklZfMxEjkZhHbwpqxOKXbg=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0 h1:TDTW5Yz1mjftljbcKqRcrYhd4XeOoI98t+9HbQbYf7g=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
 github.com/nats-io/gnatsd v1.4.1 h1:RconcfDeWpKCD6QIIwiVFcvForlXpWeJP7i5/lDLy44=
@@ -12,7 +14,10 @@ github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.0 h1:44QGdhbiANq8ZCbUkdn6W5bqtg+mHuDE4wOUuxxndFs=
 github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:19wcPz3Ph3q0Jbyiqsd0kePYG7A95tJPxeL+1OSON2c=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9 h1:mKdxBk7AujPs8kU4m80U72y/zjbZ3UcXC7dClwKbUI0=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4 h1:YUO/7uOKsKeq9UokNS62b8FYywz3ker1l1vDZRCRefw=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a h1:1BGLXjeY4akVXGgbC9HugT3Jv3hCI0z56oJR5vAMgBU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20180831171423-11092d34479b/go.mod h1:JiN7NxoALGmiZfu7CAH4rXhgtRTLTxftemlI0sWmxmc=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5d37906..4f0eba6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package main
 
 import (
   "encoding/json"
-  "flag"
   "fmt"
   "log"
   "net/http"
+  "os"
   "time"
 
+  "github.com/joho/godotenv"
   "github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
   "github.com/nats-io/go-nats"
   "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
@@ -30,10 +31,13 @@ var nc *nats.Conn
 var connections map[RawClient]chan []byte
 
 func main() {
-  // Parse flags
-  flag.StringVar(&listen, "listen", ":8080", "host and port to listen on")
-  flag.StringVar(&natsHost, "nats", "nats://localhost:4222", "host and port of NATS")
-  flag.Parse()
+  // Load .env
+  err := godotenv.Load()
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
+  }
+  listen = os.Getenv("LISTEN")
+  natsHost = os.Getenv("NATS")
 
   connections = make(map[RawClient]chan []byte)
 
@@ -42,7 +46,6 @@ func main() {
   router.GET("/subscribe/:userid/client/:clientid", Subscribe)
 
   // NATS
-  var err error
   nc, err = nats.Connect(natsHost)
   if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)