diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afcb91dbbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Set up path to Moodle code
+MOODLE_DOCKER_WWWROOT=/path/to/moodle/code
+# Choose a db server (Currently supported: pgsql, mariadb, mysql, mssql, oracle)
+MOODLE_DOCKER_DB=pgsql
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 757c9837a0b..9c43d88e02f 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,27 +18,22 @@ This repository contains Docker configuration aimed at Moodle developers and tes
 
 ## Quick start
 
-```bash
-# Set up path to Moodle code
-export MOODLE_DOCKER_WWWROOT=/path/to/moodle/code
-# Choose a db server (Currently supported: pgsql, mariadb, mysql, mssql, oracle)
-export MOODLE_DOCKER_DB=pgsql
+1. Download or clone this repository
+2. Rename `.env.example` to `.env`
+3. Specify Moodle directory and db driver in `.env`
+4. Run `bin/create-moodle-config`. This copies the `config.php` into Moodle.
+You only have to call this command onces.
+4. Run `bin/moodle-docker-compose up -d` inside `moodle-docker` folder to create the container.
+5. You may have to call also `bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db` if you use `oracle/mssql`.
 
-# Ensure customized config.php for the Docker containers is in place
-cp config.docker-template.php $MOODLE_DOCKER_WWWROOT/config.php
+You can now access Moodle under `localhost:8000`.
 
-# Start up containers
-bin/moodle-docker-compose up -d
+If you want to destroy the container, run `bin/moodle-docker-compose down`.
 
-# Wait for DB to come up (important for oracle/mssql)
-bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db
 
-# Work with the containers (see below)
-# [..]
+Everytime you reboot your PC or destroyed the container, you just have to start the container with `bin/moodle-docker-compose up -d`
+(and with `bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db` if you use `oracle/mssql`).
 
-# Shut down and destroy containers
-bin/moodle-docker-compose down
-```
 
 ## Use containers for running behat tests
 
diff --git a/bin/create-moodle-config b/bin/create-moodle-config
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..3b0c7ae175c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/create-moodle-config
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ -f .env ]; 
+then
+    source .env
+fi
+
+cp config.docker-template.php $MOODLE_DOCKER_WWWROOT/config.php
+
+
diff --git a/bin/moodle-docker-compose b/bin/moodle-docker-compose
index fd7bdafc897..6b9523e540b 100755
--- a/bin/moodle-docker-compose
+++ b/bin/moodle-docker-compose
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+if [ -f .env ]; 
+then
+    source .env
+fi
+
 if [ ! -d "$MOODLE_DOCKER_WWWROOT" ];
 then
     echo 'Error: $MOODLE_DOCKER_WWWROOT is not set or not an existing directory'
diff --git a/bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db b/bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db
index 9fb25a553ae..9a42f21eb6a 100755
--- a/bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db
+++ b/bin/moodle-docker-wait-for-db
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+if [ -f .env ]; 
+then
+    source .env
+fi
+
 basedir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/../" && pwd )"
 
 if [ -z "$MOODLE_DOCKER_DB" ];