diff --git a/DOCKER.md b/DOCKER.md
index 5711398..91d07c8 100644
--- a/DOCKER.md
+++ b/DOCKER.md
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ The easiest way to get OpenSpace running is using `docker-compose`.
    # OPENSPACE_API_KEY=your_key
    # OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key
    # ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key
+   
+   # Optionally, configure custom LLM models/providers:
+   # OPENSPACE_MODEL=deepseek/deepseek-chat
+   # OPENSPACE_LLM_API_KEY=sk-xxxx
+   # OPENSPACE_LLM_API_BASE=https://api.deepseek.com/v1
    ```
 
 3. **Build and Run:**
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 899919a..b3c8df4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ services:
       - OPENSPACE_API_KEY=${OPENSPACE_API_KEY:-}
       - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY:-}
       - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}
+      - OPENSPACE_MODEL=${OPENSPACE_MODEL:-}
+      - OPENSPACE_LLM_API_KEY=${OPENSPACE_LLM_API_KEY:-}
+      - OPENSPACE_LLM_API_BASE=${OPENSPACE_LLM_API_BASE:-}
     restart: unless-stopped
 
 volumes: