diff --git a/mariadb/docker-compose.yml b/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
index c66dccc..9a4ad63 100644
--- a/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 services:
-
-  db:
+  maria_db:
     image: mariadb
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
diff --git a/mysql/.env b/mysql/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c45be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+DB_ROOT_PW=supersecurepassword
+DB_USER=db_user
+DB_PW=securepassword
+DB_NAME=db_name
diff --git a/mysql/docker-compose.yml b/mysql/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3edd979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+  mysql_db:
+    image: mysql:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${DB_ROOT_PW}
+      - MYSQL_USER=${DB_USER}
+      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${DB_PW}
+      - MYSQL_DATABASE=${DB_NAME}
+    volumes:
+      - ./mysql:/var/lib/mysql