diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 26a736e..ceaf5fe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM python:3.11
 
-RUN pip install stickynotes --index-url https://git.snyman.info/packages/raoul/index
+RUN pip install --extra-index-url https://git.snyman.info/api/packages/raoul/pypi/simple/ CodeSmidgen hypercorn
 
 EXPOSE 8000
-CMD ["hypercorn", "stickynotes.app"]
+CMD ["hypercorn", "codesmidgen.app"]
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9beee72..5efe224 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ The easiest way to install CodeSmidgen is via Docker and Docker Compose. Here's
      app:
        image: git.snyman.info/raoul/codesmidgen:latest
        env:
-         - SQLALCHEMY_URL=postgres://codesmidgen:codesmidgen@postgres/codesmidgen
+         - SMIDGEN_SECRET_KEY=yoursecrethere
+         - SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://codesmidgen:codesmidgen@postgres/codesmidgen
        restart: unless-stopped
        ports:
          - "127.0.0.1:8000:8000"
diff --git a/codesmidgen/__init__.py b/codesmidgen/__init__.py
index 01bbc6d..e5895e8 100644
--- a/codesmidgen/__init__.py
+++ b/codesmidgen/__init__.py
@@ -2,48 +2,25 @@
 """
 CodeSmidgen, yet another paste bin
 """
-from configparser import ConfigParser
-from pathlib import Path
-
 import quart_flask_patch            # noqa: F401
 from quart import Quart
 
+from codesmidgen.config import get_config
 from codesmidgen.db import db
 from codesmidgen.views import views
 
 
-def read_config(config_path=None):
-    """
-    Read the configuration file and return the values in a dictionary
-    """
-    if config_path:
-        config_file = config_path / 'codesmidgen.cfg'
-    else:
-        config_file = Path(__file__).parent / '..' / 'codesmidgen.cfg'
-    if not config_file.exists():
-        return {}
-    config_parser = ConfigParser()
-    config_parser.read(config_file)
-    config = {}
-    for option in config_parser.options('codesmidgen'):
-        config[option.upper()] = config_parser.get('codesmidgen', option)
-    return config
-
-
-def make_app(config_path=None):
+def make_app() -> Quart:
     """
     Create the application object
     """
     app = Quart(__name__)
-    # Load the config file
-    config = read_config(config_path)
-    app.config.update(config)
-    app.config.update({'SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS': False})
+    app.config.update(get_config())
     db.init_app(app)
     app.register_blueprint(views)
 
     @app.before_first_request
-    async def setup_db():
+    async def setup_db() -> None:
         db.create_all()
 
     return app
diff --git a/codesmidgen/app.py b/codesmidgen/app.py
index ef91034..5dad669 100644
--- a/codesmidgen/app.py
+++ b/codesmidgen/app.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 """
 This is the entry point for the WSGI server
 """
-from pathlib import Path
 from codesmidgen import make_app
 
-application = make_app(Path(__file__).parent.parent)
+application = make_app()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     application.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/codesmidgen/config.py b/codesmidgen/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05fc038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codesmidgen/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import json
+import os
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+CONFIG_DEFAULTS = {
+    'SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS': False
+}
+CONFIG_PREFIXES = ['SMIDGEN_', 'SQLALCHEMY_']
+STRIPPED_PREFIXES = ['SMIDGEN_']
+
+
+def read_from_file() -> dict:
+    """Read the configuration file and return the values in a dictionary"""
+    config_file = Path(__file__).parent / '..' / 'codesmidgen.cfg'
+    if not config_file.exists():
+        return {}
+    config_parser = ConfigParser()
+    config_parser.read(config_file)
+    config: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    for option in config_parser.options('codesmidgen'):
+        config[option.upper()] = config_parser.get('codesmidgen', option)
+    return config
+
+
+def read_from_envvars() -> dict:
+    """Read the configuration from environment variables"""
+    config: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    for key in sorted(os.environ):
+        if not any([key.startswith(prefix) for prefix in CONFIG_PREFIXES]):
+            continue
+        value = os.environ[key]
+        try:
+            value = json.loads(value)
+        except Exception:
+            # If the value is not JSON parseable, just leave it as a string
+            pass
+        for prefix in STRIPPED_PREFIXES:
+            key = key.replace(prefix, '')
+        # Check if there are any "nested" values
+        if '__' not in key:
+            config[key] = value
+            continue
+        # Navigate the nested values and build the structure
+        *parents, child = key.split('__')
+        item = config
+        for parent in parents:
+            if parent not in item:
+                item[parent] = {}
+            item = item[parent]
+        item[child] = value
+    return config
+
+
+def get_config() -> dict:
+    """Read configuration from files, environment variables, etc."""
+    config = {}
+    config.update(CONFIG_DEFAULTS)
+    config.update(read_from_file())
+    config.update(read_from_envvars())
+    return config
diff --git a/codesmidgen/views.py b/codesmidgen/views.py
index 4e07d5f..1921f07 100644
--- a/codesmidgen/views.py
+++ b/codesmidgen/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import secrets
 import string
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 
-from quart import Blueprint, redirect, request, flash, make_response, current_app, render_template
+from quart import Blueprint, Response, redirect, request, flash, make_response, current_app, render_template
 from pygments import highlight
 from pygments.formatters.html import HtmlFormatter
 from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name, get_all_lexers
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ EXPIRY_DELTAS = {
 }
 
 
-def _generate_short_url():
+def _generate_short_url() -> str:
     """
     Encode the URL
     """
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _generate_short_url():
 
 
 @views.route('/', methods=['GET'])
-async def index():
+async def index() -> str:
     """
     Add a new sticky note
     """
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async def index():
 
 
 @views.route('/notes', methods=['GET'])
-async def notes():
+async def notes() -> str:
     """
     Show a list of recent notes
     """
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async def notes():
 
 
 @views.route('/about', methods=['GET'])
-async def about():
+async def about() -> str:
     """
     Show the about page
     """
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async def about():
 
 
 @views.route('/', methods=['POST'])
-async def save():
+async def save() -> Response:
     """
     Save a sticky note
     """
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async def save():
 
 
 @views.route('/<string:note_url>', methods=['GET'])
-async def view(note_url):
+async def view(note_url: str) -> Response | str:
     """
     Show a sticky note
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async def view(note_url):
 
 
 @views.route('/raw/<string:note_url>', methods=['GET'])
-async def raw(note_url):
+async def raw(note_url: str) -> Response | str:
     """
     Show the raw version of a  sticky note
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async def raw(note_url):
 
 
 @views.route('/pygments.css', methods=['GET'])
-async def pygments_css():
+async def pygments_css() -> Response:
     """
     Return the Pygments CSS to the browser
     """