diff --git a/plexmediaserver.container b/plexmediaserver.container
index 630ba61..8a7840c 100644
--- a/plexmediaserver.container
+++ b/plexmediaserver.container
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ Network=host
 Volume=plex-database:/config:Z
 Volume=plex-transcode:/transcode:Z
 Volume=/media/CONTAINER/Videos:/videos
-Environment=TZ=America/New_York
-Environment=PLEX_CLAIM=claim-s5YyPw95zsGxscS-BGrz
-Environment=PLEX_UID=1000
-Environment=PLEX_GID=1000
+EnvironmentFile=plexmediaserver.env
 
 [Service]
 Restart=unless-stopped
diff --git a/plexmediaserver.env b/plexmediaserver.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8926c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plexmediaserver.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+TZ=America/New_York
+PLEX_CLAIM=claim-s5YyPw95zsGxscS-BGrz
+PLEX_UID=1000
+PLEX_GID=1000