diff --git a/netdata/docker-compose.yml b/netdata/docker-compose.yml
index bf14653..748d241 100644
--- a/netdata/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/netdata/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
   netdata:
     image: netdata/netdata
     container_name: netdata
-    #hostname: example.com # set to fqdn of host
+    hostname: "${HOSTNAME}" # set to fqdn of host
     ports:
       - 19999:19999
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/netdata/readme.md b/netdata/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6755421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netdata/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Requires .env e.g.
+HOSTNAME=omv.local
\ No newline at end of file