diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
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@@ -55,4 +55,176 @@ In order to run with `romanz/electrs` as the backend , in addition to the settin
       ELECTRUM_TLS: "false"
 ``` 
 
-You can update any of the settings in the `mempool-config.json` file using the environment variables to override. Refer to the `start.sh` script for a list of variables and their default values.
+You can update any of the backend settings in the `mempool-config.json` file using the following environment variables to override them.
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "MEMPOOL": {
+    "NETWORK": "mainnet",
+    "BACKEND": "electrum",
+    "HTTP_PORT": 8999,
+    "SPAWN_CLUSTER_PROCS": 0,
+    "API_URL_PREFIX": "/api/v1/",
+    "POLL_RATE_MS": 2000,
+    "CACHE_DIR": "./cache",
+    "CLEAR_PROTECTION_MINUTES": 20,
+    "RECOMMENDED_FEE_PERCENTILE": 50,
+    "BLOCK_WEIGHT_UNITS": 4000000,
+    "INITIAL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT": 8,
+    "MEMPOOL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT": 8,
+    "PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL": 3600,
+    "USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE": false,
+    "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": []
+  },
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides::
+```
+      MEMPOOL_BACKEND_NETWORK: ""
+      MEMPOOL_BACKEND: ""
+      BACKEND_MAINNET_HTTP_PORT: ""
+      MEMPOOL_SPAWN_CLUSTER_PROCS: ""
+      MEMPOOL_API_URL_PREFIX: ""
+      MEMPOOL_POLL_RATE_MS: ""
+      CACHE_DIR: ""
+      MEMPOOL_CLEAR_PROTECTION_MINUTES: ""
+      MEMPOOL_RECOMMENDED_FEE_PERCENTILE: ""
+      MEMPOOL_BLOCK_WEIGHT_UNITS: ""
+      MEMPOOL_INITIAL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT: ""
+      MEMPOOL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT: ""
+      MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL: ""
+      MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE: ""
+      MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+"CORE_RPC": {
+    "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
+    "PORT": 8332,
+    "USERNAME": "mempool",
+    "PASSWORD": "mempool"
+  },
+```
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      RPC_HOST: ""
+      RPC_PORT: ""
+      RPC_USER: ""
+      RPC_PASS: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "ELECTRUM": {
+    "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
+    "PORT": 50002,
+    "TLS_ENABLED": true
+  },
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      ELECTRUM_HOST: ""
+      ELECTRUM_PORT: ""
+      ELECTRUM_TLS: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "ESPLORA": {
+    "REST_API_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+  },
+```
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      ESPLORA_REST_API_URL: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "SECOND_CORE_RPC": {
+    "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
+    "PORT": 8332,
+    "USERNAME": "mempool",
+    "PASSWORD": "mempool"
+  },
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      SECOND_RPC_HOST: ""
+      SECOND_RPC_PORT: ""
+      SECOND_RPC_USER: ""
+      SECOND_RPC_PASS: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "DATABASE": {
+    "ENABLED": true,
+    "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
+    "PORT": 3306,
+    "DATABASE": "mempool",
+    "USERNAME": "mempool",
+    "PASSWORD": "mempool"
+  },
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      MYSQL_ENABLED: ""
+      MYSQL_HOST: ""
+      MYSQL_PORT: ""
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: ""
+      MYSQL_USER: ""
+      MYSQL_PASS: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "SYSLOG": {
+    "ENABLED": true,
+    "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
+    "PORT": 514,
+    "MIN_PRIORITY": "info",
+    "FACILITY": "local7"
+  },
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      SYSLOG_ENABLED: ""
+      SYSLOG_HOST: ""
+      SYSLOG_PORT: ""
+      SYSLOG_MIN_PRIORITY: ""
+      SYSLOG_FACILITY: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "STATISTICS": {
+    "ENABLED": true,
+    "TX_PER_SECOND_SAMPLE_PERIOD": 150
+  },
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      STATISTICS_ENABLED: ""
+      STATISTICS_TX_PER_SECOND_SAMPLE_PERIOD: ""
+```
+
+JSON:
+```
+  "BISQ": {
+    "ENABLED": false,
+    "DATA_PATH": "/bisq/statsnode-data/btc_mainnet/db"
+  }
+```
+
+docker-compose overrides:
+```
+      BISQ_ENABLED: ""
+      BISQ_DATA_PATH: ""
+```