diff --git a/pkg/manager/manager.go b/pkg/manager/manager.go
index 98771e7f5..5e9fb218e 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func Initialize() *singleton {
 		_ = utils.EnsureDir(paths.GetConfigDirectory())
 		initConfig()
 		initFlags()
+		initEnvs()
 		instance = &singleton{
 			Status: Idle,
 			Paths:  paths.NewPaths(),
@@ -91,6 +92,16 @@ func initFlags() {
 	}
 }
 
+func initEnvs()	{
+	viper.SetEnvPrefix("stash") // will be uppercased automatically
+	viper.BindEnv("host") // STASH_HOST
+	viper.BindEnv("port") // STASH_PORT
+	viper.BindEnv("stash") // STASH_STASH
+	viper.BindEnv("generated") // STASH_GENERATED
+	viper.BindEnv("metadata") // STASH_METADATA
+	viper.BindEnv("cache") // STASH_CACHE
+}	
+
 func initFFMPEG() {
 	configDirectory := paths.GetConfigDirectory()
 	ffmpegPath, ffprobePath := ffmpeg.GetPaths(configDirectory)