diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b1fbea41..c459bfdb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ The following environment variables are also honored for configuring your UXBOX
 #### Backend
 -	`-e UXBOX_HTTP_SERVER_DEBUG=...` (defaults to false)
 -	`-e UXBOX_MEDIA_URI=...` (defaults to http://localhost:6060/media/)
+-	`-e UXBOX_MEDIA_DIRECTORY=...` (defaults to resources/public/media)
 -	`-e UXBOX_ASSETS_URI=...` (defaults to http://localhost:6060/static/)
+-	`-e UXBOX_ASSETS_DIRECTORY=...` (defaults to resources/public/static)
 -	`-e UXBOX_DATABASE_USERNAME="..."` (defaults to uxbox)
 -	`-e UXBOX_DATABASE_PASSWORD="..."` (defaults to youshouldoverwritethiswithsomethingelse)
 -	`-e UXBOX_DATABASE_NAME="..."` (defaults to uxbox)
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 940e4261d..380c02290 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ COPY --from=0 /home/uxbox/backend/docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 ENV UXBOX_HTTP_SERVER_DEBUG=false \
     UXBOX_MEDIA_URI="http://localhost:6060/media/" \
+    UXBOX_MEDIA_DIRECTORY="resources/public/media" \
     UXBOX_ASSETS_URI="http://localhost:6060/static/" \
+    UXBOX_ASSETS_DIRECTORY="resources/public/static" \
     UXBOX_DATABASE_USERNAME="uxbox" \
     UXBOX_DATABASE_PASSWORD="youshouldoverwritethiswithsomethingelse" \
     UXBOX_DATABASE_NAME="uxbox" \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 039f5bf8c..43ecc52f1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ services:
             - UXBOX_HTTP_SERVER_DEBUG=false
             - UXBOX_MEDIA_URI="/media/"
             #- UXBOX_MEDIA_URI="http://uxbox.io/media/"
+            - UXBOX_MEDIA_DIRECTORY="resources/public/media"
             - UXBOX_ASSETS_URI="/static/"
             #- UXBOX_ASSETS_URI="http://uxbox.io/static/"
+            - UXBOX_ASSETS_DIRECTORY="resources/public/static"
             # Database setup
             - UXBOX_DATABASE_USERNAME="uxbox"
             - UXBOX_DATABASE_PASSWORD="uxbox_postgres_password"