diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d0bcac72e..ea8351575 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ services:
             - "./:/rDrama"
             - "./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/1"
             - "./nginx-serve-static.conf:/etc/nginx/includes/serve-static"
-        env_file: env
-        environment:
-            - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres@postgres:5432
-            - REDIS_URL=redis://redis
-            - PROXY_URL=http://opera-proxy:18080
         links:
             - "redis"
             - "postgres"
diff --git a/env b/env
index 082eee376..05e4644da 100644
--- a/env
+++ b/env
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
-FLASK_APP=/rDrama/files/cli:app
-SITE=localhost
-SITE_NAME=rDrama
-MASTER_KEY=blahblahblah
-PROXY_URL=http://localhost:18080
-GIPHY_KEY=blahblahblah
-DISCORD_SERVER_ID=blahblahblah
-DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=blahblahblah
-DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET=blahblahblah
-DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=blahblahblah
-HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY=blahblahblah
-HCAPTCHA_SECRET=blahblahblah
-YOUTUBE_KEY=blahblahblah
-PUSHER_ID=blahblahblah
-PUSHER_KEY=blahblahblah
-IMGUR_KEY=blahblahblah
-SPAM_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD=0.5
-SPAM_URL_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD=0.1
-SPAM_SIMILAR_COUNT_THRESHOLD=10
-COMMENT_SPAM_SIMILAR_THRESHOLD=0.5
-COMMENT_SPAM_COUNT_THRESHOLD=10
-DEFAULT_TIME_FILTER=all
-GUMROAD_TOKEN=blahblahblah
-GUMROAD_LINK=https://marsey1.gumroad.com/l/rdrama
-GUMROAD_ID=rdrama
-CARD_VIEW=0
-DISABLE_DOWNVOTES=0
-DUES=0
-DEFAULT_THEME=midnight
-DEFAULT_COLOR=805ad5
-EMAIL=blahblahblah@gmail.com
-MAILGUN_KEY=blahblahblah
-DESCRIPTION=rdrama.net caters to drama in all forms such as: Real life, videos, photos, gossip, rumors, news sites, Reddit, and Beyond™. There isn't drama we won't touch, and we want it all!
-CF_KEY=blahblahblah
-CF_ZONE=blahblahblah
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-NODE_VERSION=16.13.0
-NVM_DIR=/root/.nvm
+export FLASK_APP="/rDrama/files/cli:app"
+export SITE="localhost"
+export SITE_NAME="rDrama"
+export SECRET_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres@localhost:5432"
+export REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6379"
+export PROXY_URL="http://localhost:18080"
+export GIPHY_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export DISCORD_SERVER_ID="blahblahblah"
+export DISCORD_CLIENT_ID="blahblahblah"
+export DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET="blahblahblah"
+export DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN="blahblahblah"
+export HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY="blahblahblah"
+export HCAPTCHA_SECRET="blahblahblah"
+export YOUTUBE_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export PUSHER_ID="blahblahblah"
+export PUSHER_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export IMGUR_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export SPAM_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD="0.5"
+export SPAM_URL_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD="0.1"
+export SPAM_SIMILAR_COUNT_THRESHOLD="10"
+export COMMENT_SPAM_SIMILAR_THRESHOLD="0.5"
+export COMMENT_SPAM_COUNT_THRESHOLD="10"
+export DEFAULT_TIME_FILTER="all"
+export GUMROAD_TOKEN="blahblahblah"
+export GUMROAD_LINK="https://marsey1.gumroad.com/l/rdrama"
+export GUMROAD_ID="rdrama"
+export CARD_VIEW="0"
+export DISABLE_DOWNVOTES="0"
+export DUES="0"
+export DEFAULT_THEME="midnight"
+export DEFAULT_COLOR="805ad5"
+export EMAIL="blahblahblah@gmail.com"
+export MAILGUN_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export DESCRIPTION="rdrama.net caters to drama in all forms such as: Real life, videos, photos, gossip, rumors, news sites, Reddit, and Beyond™. There isn't drama we won't touch, and we want it all!"
+export CF_KEY="blahblahblah"
+export CF_ZONE="blahblahblah"
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+export NODE_VERSION="16.13.0"
+export NVM_DIR="/root/.nvm"
diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index 5c4b88197..6fbf0b30e 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ app.jinja_env.auto_reload = True
 app.jinja_env.add_extension('jinja2.ext.do')
 faulthandler.enable()
 
-app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = environ.get('MASTER_KEY')
+app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = environ.get('SECRET_KEY').strip()
 app.config["SERVER_NAME"] = environ.get("SITE").strip()
 app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 3153600
 app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_NAME"] = "session_" + environ.get("SITE_NAME").strip().lower()
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ app.config["PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME"] = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
 app.config['SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST'] = False
 
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
-app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL'] = environ.get("DATABASE_URL", "postgresql://postgres@localhost:5432")
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL'] = environ.get("DATABASE_URL").strip()
 
 app.config["CACHE_TYPE"] = "RedisCache"
-app.config["CACHE_REDIS_URL"] = environ.get("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost")
+app.config["CACHE_REDIS_URL"] = environ.get("REDIS_URL").strip()
 
 
 app.config['SETTINGS'] = {}
 
-r=redis.Redis(host=environ.get("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost"), decode_responses=True, ssl_cert_reqs=None)
+r=redis.Redis(host=environ.get("REDIS_URL").strip(), decode_responses=True, ssl_cert_reqs=None)
 
 def get_CF():
 	with app.app_context():
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index a6f999e07..ec7d00e10 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from os import path
 
 SITE = environ.get("SITE").strip()
 SITE_NAME = environ.get("SITE_NAME").strip()
-MASTER_KEY = environ.get("MASTER_KEY").strip()
+SECRET_KEY = environ.get("SECRET_KEY").strip()
 PROXY_URL = environ.get("PROXY_URL").strip()
 GIPHY_KEY = environ.get('GIPHY_KEY').strip()
 DISCORD_SERVER_ID = environ.get("DISCORD_SERVER_ID").strip()
diff --git a/files/helpers/security.py b/files/helpers/security.py
index 257bb9544..45470217c 100644
--- a/files/helpers/security.py
+++ b/files/helpers/security.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def generate_hash(string):
 
 	msg = bytes(string, "utf-16")
 
-	return hmac.new(key=bytes(MASTER_KEY, "utf-16"),
+	return hmac.new(key=bytes(SECRET_KEY, "utf-16"),
 					msg=msg,
 					digestmod='md5'
 					).hexdigest()
diff --git a/files/routes/login.py b/files/routes/login.py
index 3d6f9da0e..28e4ce073 100644
--- a/files/routes/login.py
+++ b/files/routes/login.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def sign_up_get(v):
 
 	formkey_hashstr = str(now) + token + g.agent
 
-	formkey = hmac.new(key=bytes(MASTER_KEY, "utf-16"),
+	formkey = hmac.new(key=bytes(SECRET_KEY, "utf-16"),
 					msg=bytes(formkey_hashstr, "utf-16"),
 					digestmod='md5'
 					).hexdigest()
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def sign_up_post(v):
 
 	correct_formkey_hashstr = form_timestamp + submitted_token + g.agent
 
-	correct_formkey = hmac.new(key=bytes(MASTER_KEY, "utf-16"),
+	correct_formkey = hmac.new(key=bytes(SECRET_KEY, "utf-16"),
 								msg=bytes(correct_formkey_hashstr, "utf-16"),
 								digestmod='md5'
 							).hexdigest()
diff --git a/startup_docker.sh b/startup_docker.sh
index 5144d291c..7f9606d65 100644
--- a/startup_docker.sh
+++ b/startup_docker.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+. ./env
+export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres@postgres:5432"
+export REDIS_URL="redis://redis:6379"
+export PROXY_URL="http://opera-proxy:18080"
 /etc/init.d/nginx start
 cd ./chat
 yarn install
diff --git a/ubuntu_setup.sh b/ubuntu_setup.sh
index c69ad1f66..284e58cca 100644
--- a/ubuntu_setup.sh
+++ b/ubuntu_setup.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ apt -y install git redis-server python3-pip ffmpeg imagemagick tmux nginx snapd
 git config --global credential.helper store
 cd /rDrama
 cp ./env /env
-sed -i 's/^/export /g;s/=/="/g;s/$/"/g' /env
 . /env
 
 mkdir /scripts