diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 893f587..8e27597 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ DATABASE_URL=postgresql://libretunes:password@localhost:5432/libretunes
 
 LIBRETUNES_AUDIO_PATH=assets/audio
 LIBRETUNES_IMAGE_PATH=assets/images
+LIBRETUNES_DISABLE_SIGNUP=true
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eedd40b..42e5e7a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
       LIBRETUNES_AUDIO_PATH: /assets/audio
       LIBRETUNES_IMAGE_PATH: /assets/images
+      LIBRETUNES_DISABLE_SIGNUP: "true"
     volumes:
       - libretunes-audio:/assets/audio
       - libretunes-images:/assets/images