diff --git a/blueprints/stack-auth/docker-compose.yml b/blueprints/stack-auth/docker-compose.yml
index 04db5f36..603dc814 100644
--- a/blueprints/stack-auth/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/blueprints/stack-auth/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,37 +5,36 @@ services:
     image: postgres:latest
     container_name: stack-auth-db
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-      - POSTGRES_DB
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     volumes:
       - stack-auth-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
-  stack-auth-api:
+  stack-auth:
     image: stackauth/server:latest
-    container_name: stack-auth-api
+    container_name: stack-auth
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-      - POSTGRES_DB
-      - NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
+      - NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL}
+      - NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_DASHBOARD_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_DASHBOARD_URL}
+      - STACK_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING=${STACK_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING}
+      - STACK_DIRECT_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING=${STACK_DIRECT_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING}
+      - STACK_SERVER_SECRET=${STACK_SERVER_SECRET}
+      - STACK_SEED_INTERNAL_PROJECT_ALLOW_LOCALHOST=${STACK_SEED_INTERNAL_PROJECT_ALLOW_LOCALHOST}
+      - STACK_SEED_INTERNAL_PROJECT_SIGN_UP_ENABLED=${STACK_SEED_INTERNAL_PROJECT_SIGN_UP_ENABLED}
+      - STACK_RUN_MIGRATIONS=${STACK_RUN_MIGRATIONS}
+      - STACK_RUN_SEED_SCRIPT=${STACK_RUN_SEED_SCRIPT}
     depends_on:
       - stack-auth-db
     ports:
-      - "8102:8102"
+      - "8101:8101" 
+      - "8102:8102" 
     command: pnpm start:backend
 
-  stack-auth-dashboard:
-    image: stackauth/dashboard:latest
-    container_name: stack-auth-dashboard
-    environment:
-      - NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL
-    depends_on:
-      - stack-auth-api
-    ports:
-      - "8101:8101"
-
 volumes:
   stack-auth-db-data:
diff --git a/blueprints/stack-auth/template.toml b/blueprints/stack-auth/template.toml
index 6285e14a..8cf03e10 100644
--- a/blueprints/stack-auth/template.toml
+++ b/blueprints/stack-auth/template.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,35 @@
 [variables]
-main_domain = "${domain}"               
-postgres_password = "${password:32}"     
+main_domain = "${domain}"
+postgres_password = "${password:32}"
 stack_auth_api_url = "${main_domain}:8102"
 stack_auth_dashboard_url = "${main_domain}:8101"
 stack_auth_postgres_host = "db"
 
 [config.env]
-POSTGRES_USER="postgres"
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD="${postgres_password}"
-POSTGRES_DB="stackframe"
-NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL="${stack_auth_api_url}"
+POSTGRES_USER = "postgres"
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD = "${postgres_password}"
+POSTGRES_DB = "stackframe"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL = "${stack_auth_api_url}"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_DASHBOARD_URL = "${stack_auth_dashboard_url}"
+
+STACK_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING = "postgres://postgres:${postgres_password}@${stack_auth_postgres_host}:5432/stackframe"
+STACK_DIRECT_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING = "postgres://postgres:${postgres_password}@${stack_auth_postgres_host}:5432/stackframe"
+
+STACK_SERVER_SECRET = "${password:64}"  
+STACK_SEED_INTERNAL_PROJECT_ALLOW_LOCALHOST = true
+STACK_SEED_INTERNAL_PROJECT_SIGN_UP_ENABLED = true
+
+STACK_RUN_MIGRATIONS = true
+STACK_RUN_SEED_SCRIPT = true
 
 [[config.domains]]
 serviceName = "stack-auth-api"
 port = 8102
 host = "${stack_auth_api_url}"
-path = "/"                        
+path = "/"
 
 [[config.domains]]
 serviceName = "stack-auth-dashboard"
 port = 8101
 host = "${stack_auth_dashboard_url}"
-path = "/"
\ No newline at end of file
+path = "/"