diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index b1c4197..3c04af7 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-TWITCH_ARCHIVE_IMAGE=forgejo.maddoscientisto.net/maddo/twitch-archive:latest
-TWITCH_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME=twitch-archive
-TWITCH_ARCHIVE_APP_ENV_FILE=./.env.production
-TWITCH_ARCHIVE_ARCHIVE_BIND=./archive
-TWITCH_ARCHIVE_CONFIG_BIND=./config
+TWITCH_ARCHIVE_IMAGE=forgejo.maddoscientisto.net/maddo/twitchdownloader:latest
+TWITCH_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME=twitchdownloader
+TWITCH_ARCHIVE_APP_ENV_FILE=/mnt/storage/AppData/twitchdownloader/config/.env.production
+TWITCH_ARCHIVE_ARCHIVE_BIND=/mnt/storage/AppData/twitchdownloader/archive
+TWITCH_ARCHIVE_CONFIG_BIND=/mnt/storage/AppData/twitchdownloader/config
 TWITCH_ARCHIVE_ARGS=-u vinesauce
 TWITCH_ARCHIVE_HEALTHCHECK_STREAMER=vinesauce
 TWITCH_ARCHIVE_RCLONE_CONFIG=/app/config/rclone.conf
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 68bc572..e77d6d6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ services:
     container_name: ${TWITCH_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME:-twitch-archive}
     restart: unless-stopped
     init: true
-    env_file:
-      - ${TWITCH_ARCHIVE_APP_ENV_FILE:-./.env.production}
     environment:
       PYTHONUNBUFFERED: ${PYTHONUNBUFFERED:-1}
       TZ: ${TZ:-UTC}
diff --git a/test_twitch_archive_simple.py b/test_twitch_archive_simple.py
index 445e741..3d096e3 100644
--- a/test_twitch_archive_simple.py
+++ b/test_twitch_archive_simple.py
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ class TestMultiStreamerCleanupRegression(unittest.TestCase):
                     }
                 }
             }
-
             stream_info = {
                 'title': 'Test',
                 'createdAt': '2026-04-25T09:14:01Z'
@@ -753,6 +752,21 @@ class TestMultiStreamerCleanupRegression(unittest.TestCase):
             archiver.file_manager.delete_local_files.assert_not_called()
 
 
+class TestEnvironmentLoadingRegression(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Regression tests for process environment startup in containers."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.module = load_twitch_archive_module()
+
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {'CLIENT-ID': 'portainer-client', 'CLIENT-SECRET': 'portainer-secret'}, clear=True)
+    @patch('dotenv.main.find_dotenv', return_value='')
+    @patch('dotenv.main.load_dotenv', return_value=False)
+    def test_load_environment_variables_accepts_process_environment_without_dotenv(self, _mock_load_dotenv, _mock_find_dotenv):
+        archive = self.module.TwitchArchive.__new__(self.module.TwitchArchive)
+
+        self.module.TwitchArchive._load_environment_variables(archive)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Run tests with verbose output
     print("="*70)
diff --git a/twitch-archive.py b/twitch-archive.py
index 707bdfe..16290db 100644
--- a/twitch-archive.py
+++ b/twitch-archive.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class TwitchArchive:
     
     def _load_environment_variables(self) -> None:
         """
-        Load environment variables from .env file.
+        Load environment variables from process environment or an optional .env file.
         
         Required variables:
         - CLIENT-ID: Twitch API client ID
@@ -148,16 +148,26 @@ class TwitchArchive:
         - PASSWD: Email password for sending notifications (if enabled)
         
         Raises:
-            SystemExit: If .env file is not found
+            SystemExit: If required Twitch API credentials are unavailable
         """
+        has_required_env = bool(
+            get_env_value('CLIENT-ID', 'CLIENT_ID') and
+            get_env_value('CLIENT-SECRET', 'CLIENT_SECRET')
+        )
+
+        if has_required_env:
+            print(f'{Fore.GREEN}✓ Twitch API credentials loaded from process environment{Style.RESET_ALL}')
+            return
+
         dotenv_loaded = load_dotenv(find_dotenv())
         has_required_env = bool(
             get_env_value('CLIENT-ID', 'CLIENT_ID') and
             get_env_value('CLIENT-SECRET', 'CLIENT_SECRET')
         )
 
-        if not dotenv_loaded and has_required_env:
-            print(f'{Fore.GREEN}✓ Twitch API credentials loaded from process environment{Style.RESET_ALL}')
+        if has_required_env:
+            if dotenv_loaded:
+                print(f'{Fore.GREEN}✓ Twitch API credentials loaded from .env file{Style.RESET_ALL}')
             return
 
         if not dotenv_loaded and not has_required_env: