diff --git a/examples/n8n/.env b/examples/n8n/.env
index 733d9dccd..d0128c58d 100644
--- a/examples/n8n/.env
+++ b/examples/n8n/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
+## database settings
 POSTGRES_USER=postgres
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=MySecureRootDbUserPassword
 POSTGRES_DB=n8n
-
 POSTGRES_NON_ROOT_USER=n8n
 POSTGRES_NON_ROOT_PASSWORD=MySecureDatabaseUserPassword
+
+## application settings
+N8N_NODE_ENV=production
+N8N_TZ=Europe/Berlin
+
+## tls proxy settings
+N8N_HOST=n8n.example.com
+N8N_PROTOCOL=http
+N8N_WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.example.com/
+
+## npm extra options
+# this will install additional npm packages during container start
+EXTRA_NODE_MODULES=lodash
+
+# this will whitelist additional npm packages
+NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=lodash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/n8n/README.md b/examples/n8n/README.md
index a4b83bdb6..fb68bc095 100644
--- a/examples/n8n/README.md
+++ b/examples/n8n/README.md
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ mv init-database.sh /mnt/docker-volumes/n8n/.
 # fix permissions
 sudo chown -R 0:1000 /mnt/docker-volumes/n8n/
 sudo chmod -R 775 /mnt/docker-volumes/n8n/
+
+# adjust environment variables
+nano .env
 ````
 
-Afterwards, you can proceed spawning up the docker compose stack with:
+Afterwards, you can proceed spawning up the docker compose stack:
 
 ````
 docker compose up -d
diff --git a/examples/n8n/docker-compose.yml b/examples/n8n/docker-compose.yml
index 84888e620..313780860 100644
--- a/examples/n8n/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/n8n/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,13 +29,22 @@ services:
     hostname: n8n
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
+      # database settings
       - DB_TYPE=postgresdb
       - DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=n8n-db
       - DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE=${POSTGRES_DB}
       - DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=${POSTGRES_NON_ROOT_USER}
       - DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_NON_ROOT_PASSWORD}
-      - EXTRA_NODE_MODULES=lodash
-      - NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=lodash
+      # application settings
+      - NODE_ENV=${N8N_NODE_ENV}
+      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${N8N_TZ}      
+      # tls proxy settings
+      - N8N_HOST=${N8N_HOST}
+      - N8N_PROTOCOL=${N8N_PROTOCOL}
+      - WEBHOOK_URL=${N8N_WEBHOOK_URL}
+      # npm extra options
+      - EXTRA_NODE_MODULES=${N8N_EXTRA_NODE_MODULES}
+      - NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=${N8N_NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL}
     ports:
       - 5678:5678
     expose:
@@ -44,6 +53,7 @@ services:
       - n8n-db
     volumes:
       - ${DOCKER_VOLUME_STORAGE:-/mnt/docker-volumes}/n8n/storage:/home/node/.n8n
+      - ${DOCKER_VOLUME_STORAGE:-/mnt/docker-volumes}/n8n/files:/files
     depends_on:
       n8n-db:
         condition: service_healthy