diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cc0f824393d085ff78164fa9a93fd49366c51aed..e7692298515a8b654a3d21224e4c0e88d7028cd8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ services:
       - COLOSSEUM_URI=colosseum-service
       - APPLICATION_DEPLOYMENT_LIBRARY_URI=application-catalogue
       - WORKLOAD_API_URI=${WORKLOAD_API_IP}
+      - INFLUXDB_URL=http://${PUBLIC_IP}:8086
     ports:
       - 8282:8282
     volumes:
diff --git a/env-template b/env-template
index 6f8a07b10f594e711fba3e2cf56d15b4c9fb77e9..5c96bcb9b41c64c237c5c02da795f6c9dde5ad14 100644
--- a/env-template
+++ b/env-template
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
+#mandatory
+
+PUBLIC_IP=1.2.3.4
+WORKLOAD_API_IP=1.2.3.4
+
 DATABASE_USER=cloudiator
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=secret2018
 DATABASE_ROOT_PW=topsecret2018
 DATABASE_DB=colosseum
 
+
+#optional
 INFLUXDB_DB=telegraf
 INFLUXDB_USER=carlos
 INFLUXDB_PW=criminal
 INFLUXDB_ADMIN=influxadmin
 INFLUXDB_ADMIN_PW=topsecret
 
-PUBLIC_IP=1.2.3.4
-
-WORKLOAD_API_IP=1.2.3.4
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