diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2a4d9ba..edc9fcd 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ open_asfa_couchbase_image: 'couchbase:community'
 open_asfa_couchbase_volume_type: 'local'
 open_asfa_couchbase_volume_o: ""
 open_asfa_couchbase_volume_device: ""
+open_asfa_couchbase_connect_string: "couchbase://couchbase"
+open_asfa_couchbase_username: "Administrator"
+# open_asfa_couchbase_password: "use a vault"
+open_asfa_couchbase_bucket: "harvester"
 
 open_asfa_keycloak_auth_url: http://localhost:8080/auth/
 open_asfa_keycloak_client_secret: 'use a vault'
diff --git a/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2
index 4214eca..d543657 100644
--- a/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ services:
       REALM: {{ open_asfa_keycloak_realm }}
       CLIENT: {{ open_asfa_keycloak_client_name }}
       CLIENT_ID: {{ open_asfa_keycloak_client_id }}
+      COUCHBASE_CONNECTION_STRING: {{ open_asfa_couchbase_connect_string }}
+      COUCHBASE_USERNAME: {{ open_asfa_couchbase_username }}
+      COUCHBASE_PASSWORD: {{ open_asfa_couchbase_password }}
+      COUCHBASE_BUCKET: {{ open_asfa_couchbase_bucket }}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1