diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7e9e7ae6..4c6b963f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ APP_KEY=someRandomStringWith32Characters
 ## Configuration of the database connection
 ## Attention: Those settings are configured during the web setup, please do not modify them now.
 # Set the database driver (mysql, pgsql, sqlsrv, sqlite)
-DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
-# Set the database name (MySQL, Postgres,...) or path (SQLite) here
-DB_DATABASE=/app/database/database.sqlite
+DB_CONNECTION=mysql
 # Set the host of your database here
-DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+DB_HOST=db
 # Set the port of your database here
 DB_PORT=3306
+# Set the database name here
+DB_DATABASE=linkace
 # Set both username and password of the user accessing the database
 DB_USERNAME=linkace
 # Wrap your password into quotes (") if it contains special characters
diff --git a/.env.sqlite.production b/.env.sqlite.production
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e9e7ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sqlite.production
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+## LINKACE CONFIGURATION
+
+## Basic app configuration
+# The app key is generated later, please leave it like that
+APP_KEY=someRandomStringWith32Characters
+
+## Configuration of the database connection
+## Attention: Those settings are configured during the web setup, please do not modify them now.
+# Set the database driver (mysql, pgsql, sqlsrv, sqlite)
+DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
+# Set the database name (MySQL, Postgres,...) or path (SQLite) here
+DB_DATABASE=/app/database/database.sqlite
+# Set the host of your database here
+DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+# Set the port of your database here
+DB_PORT=3306
+# Set both username and password of the user accessing the database
+DB_USERNAME=linkace
+# Wrap your password into quotes (") if it contains special characters
+DB_PASSWORD=ChangeThisToASecurePassword!
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49c3c55e..7833c5c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ yarn-error.log
 .env.*
 !.env.docker
 !.env.docker.production
+!.env.sqlite.production
 !.env.example
 .phpunit.result.cache
 _ide_helper.php
diff --git a/resources/docker/dockerfiles/release-multiplatform.Dockerfile b/resources/docker/dockerfiles/release-multiplatform.Dockerfile
index 9b81e415..5427fe44 100644
--- a/resources/docker/dockerfiles/release-multiplatform.Dockerfile
+++ b/resources/docker/dockerfiles/release-multiplatform.Dockerfile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN touch ./database/database.sqlite \
     && chmod +w ./database/database.sqlite \
     && chmod +r ./database
 
-COPY --chown=www-data:www-data ./.env.example /app/.env
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data ./.env.sqlite.production /app/.env
 
 # Configure Supervisor for PHP + Caddy
 ENV PORT=80