diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index 495fc67..e679f3f 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 DATABASE_URL=postgres://thermit-server:thermit-server@localhost/thermit-server
-SERVER_PORT=8000
\ No newline at end of file
+SERVER_IP=0.0.0.0
+SERVER_PORT=8000
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
index 8cf3fbc..bc58248 100644
--- a/server/README.md
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ We use a postgres database. You can find a configuration in the docker/postgres.
 To interact with the database, use Diesel.
 To install use `cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features postgres`.
 
-Run migrations with `diesel migration run`.
+With Diesel installed, you can run migrations with `diesel migration run`. This will create the needed tables.
+
+To start the server, a `.env` file must be created that contains some settings. You can find an example in `.env.example`.
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index fc97551..2623638 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         .build(manager)
         .expect("Failed to create pool.");
 
+    let server_ip = std::env::var("SERVER_IP").expect("SERVER_IP must be set");
     let server_port = std::env::var("SERVER_PORT").expect("SERVER_PORT must be set");
-    let mut server_address = "0.0.0.0:".to_string();
-    server_address.push_str(&server_port[..]);
+
+    let server_address = format!("{}:{}", server_ip, server_port);
 
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()