diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 69ec29ae..ea148e00 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ web_modules/
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
 .env.test
+taas-es-processor.env
 
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
 .cache
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 458b4d3a..be6ef755 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,21 @@
       BUSAPI_URL=http://dockerhost:8002/v5
       ```
 
-      - Values from this file would be automatically used by many `npm` commands.
+   1. In the `./local` folder create `taas-es-processor.env` file with the next environment variables.<br>
+   
+      ```bash
+      # Auth0 config
+      AUTH0_URL=
+      AUTH0_AUDIENCE=
+      AUTH0_CLIENT_ID=
+      AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET=
+      # Locally deployed services (via docker-compose)
+      KAFKA_URL=kafka:9093
+      ES_HOST=http://elasticsearch:9200
+      BUSAPI_URL=http://tc-bus-api:8002/v5
+      ```
+      
+      - Values from these file would be automatically used by many `npm` commands.
       - ⚠️ Never commit this file or its copy to the repository!
 
    1. Set `dockerhost` to point the IP address of Docker. Docker IP address depends on your system. For example if docker is run on IP `127.0.0.1` add a the next line to your `/etc/hosts` file:
@@ -223,7 +237,6 @@ To be able to change and test `taas-es-processor` locally you can follow the nex
 | `npm run demo-payment-scheduler`                                                                                          | Create 1000 Work Periods Payment records in with status "scheduled" and various "amount"                                                                         |
 | `npm run emsi-mapping`                                                                                                    | mapping EMSI tags to topcoder skills                                                                          |
 
-
 ## Import and Export data
 
 ### 📤 Export data
diff --git a/local/docker-compose.yml b/local/docker-compose.yml
index 34229bde..e7ea5a7f 100644
--- a/local/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/local/docker-compose.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - kafka-client
       - elasticsearch
-    environment:
-      - KAFKA_URL=kafka:9093
-      - ES_HOST=http://elasticsearch:9200
+    env_file: 
+      - taas-es-processor.env
 
   tc-bus-api:
     container_name: tc-bus-api