diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bbb7dd16..54fb86a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "utoipa",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -772,7 +773,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-stream",
  "tokio-util",
  "tracing",
- "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tracing",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -931,6 +932,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4112,6 +4114,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio-stream",
  "url",
+ "uuid",
  "webpki-roots 0.22.6",
 ]
 
@@ -4893,6 +4896,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8c5f0a0af699448548ad1a2fbf920fb4bee257eae39953ba95cb84891a0446a"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
+ "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/config.rs b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/config.rs
index bd39c8c9..44ebf29b 100644
--- a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/config.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ pub enum LnBackend {
     Lnd,
 }
 
+impl std::str::FromStr for LnBackend {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "cln" => Ok(LnBackend::Cln),
+            "strike" => Ok(LnBackend::Strike),
+            "lnbits" => Ok(LnBackend::LNbits),
+            "fakewallet" => Ok(LnBackend::FakeWallet),
+            "phoenixd" => Ok(LnBackend::Phoenixd),
+            "lnd" => Ok(LnBackend::Lnd),
+            _ => Err(format!("Unknown Lightning backend: {}", s)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Ln {
     pub ln_backend: LnBackend,
@@ -128,6 +144,18 @@ pub enum DatabaseEngine {
     Redb,
 }
 
+impl std::str::FromStr for DatabaseEngine {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "sqlite" => Ok(DatabaseEngine::Sqlite),
+            "redb" => Ok(DatabaseEngine::Redb),
+            _ => Err(format!("Unknown database engine: {}", s)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct Database {
     pub engine: DatabaseEngine,
diff --git a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/env_vars.rs b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/env_vars.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e89c58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/env_vars.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,441 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use cdk::nuts::CurrencyUnit;
+
+use crate::config::{
+    Cln, Database, DatabaseEngine, FakeWallet, Info, LNbits, Ln, LnBackend, Lnd, MintInfo,
+    Phoenixd, Settings, Strike,
+};
+
+pub const DATABASE_ENV_VAR: &str = "CDK-MINTD-DATABASE";
+pub const ENV_URL: &str = "CDK-MINTD-URL";
+pub const ENV_LISTEN_HOST: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LISTEN-HOST";
+pub const ENV_LISTEN_PORT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LISTEN-PORT";
+pub const ENV_MNEMONIC: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MNEMONIC";
+pub const ENV_SECONDS_QUOTE_VALID: &str = "CDK-MINTD-SECONDS-QUOTE-VALID";
+pub const ENV_CACHE_SECONDS: &str = "CDK-MINTD-CACHE-SECONDS";
+pub const ENV_EXTEND_CACHE_SECONDS: &str = "CDK-MINTD-EXTEND-CACHE-SECONDS";
+pub const ENV_INPUT_FEE_PPK: &str = "CDK-MINTD-INPUT-FEE-PPK";
+pub const ENV_ENABLE_SWAGGER: &str = "CDK-MINTD-ENABLE-SWAGGER";
+
+// MintInfo
+pub const ENV_MINT_NAME: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-NAME";
+pub const ENV_MINT_PUBKEY: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-PUBKEY";
+pub const ENV_MINT_DESCRIPTION: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-DESCRIPTION";
+pub const ENV_MINT_DESCRIPTION_LONG: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-DESCRIPTION-LONG";
+pub const ENV_MINT_ICON_URL: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-ICON-URL";
+pub const ENV_MINT_MOTD: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-MOTD";
+pub const ENV_MINT_CONTACT_NOSTR: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-CONTACT-NOSTR";
+pub const ENV_MINT_CONTACT_EMAIL: &str = "CDK-MINTD-MINT-CONTACT-EMAIL";
+
+// LN
+pub const ENV_LN_BACKEND: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LN-BACKEND";
+pub const ENV_LN_INVOICE_DESCRIPTION: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LN-INVOICE-DESCRIPTION";
+pub const ENV_LN_MIN_MINT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LN-MIN-MINT";
+pub const ENV_LN_MAX_MINT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LN-MAX-MINT";
+pub const ENV_LN_MIN_MELT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LN-MIN-MELT";
+pub const ENV_LN_MAX_MELT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LN-MAX-MELT";
+
+// CLN
+pub const ENV_CLN_RPC_PATH: &str = "CDK-MINTD-CLN-RPC-PATH";
+pub const ENV_CLN_BOLT12: &str = "CDK-MINTD-CLN-BOLT12";
+pub const ENV_CLN_FEE_PERCENT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-CLN-FEE-PERCENT";
+pub const ENV_CLN_RESERVE_FEE_MIN: &str = "CDK-MINTD-CLN-RESERVE-FEE-MIN";
+
+// Strike
+pub const ENV_STRIKE_API_KEY: &str = "CDK-MINTD-STRIKE-API-KEY";
+pub const ENV_STRIKE_SUPPORTED_UNITS: &str = "CDK-MINTD-STRIKE-SUPPORTED-UNITS";
+
+// LND environment variables
+pub const ENV_LND_ADDRESS: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LND-ADDRESS";
+pub const ENV_LND_CERT_FILE: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LND-CERT-FILE";
+pub const ENV_LND_MACAROON_FILE: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LND-MACAROON-FILE";
+pub const ENV_LND_FEE_PERCENT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LND-FEE-PERCENT";
+pub const ENV_LND_RESERVE_FEE_MIN: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LND-RESERVE-FEE-MIN";
+
+// Phoenixd environment variables
+pub const ENV_PHOENIXD_API_PASSWORD: &str = "CDK-MINTD-PHOENIXD-API-PASSWORD";
+pub const ENV_PHOENIXD_API_URL: &str = "CDK-MINTD-PHOENIXD-API-URL";
+pub const ENV_PHOENIXD_BOLT12: &str = "CDK-MINTD-PHOENIXD-BOLT12";
+pub const ENV_PHOENIXD_FEE_PERCENT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-PHOENIXD-FEE-PERCENT";
+pub const ENV_PHOENIXD_RESERVE_FEE_MIN: &str = "CDK-MINTD-PHOENIXD-RESERVE-FEE-MIN";
+
+// LNBits
+pub const ENV_LNBITS_ADMIN_API_KEY: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LNBITS-ADMIN-API-KEY";
+pub const ENV_LNBITS_INVOICE_API_KEY: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LNBITS-INVOICE-API-KEY";
+pub const ENV_LNBITS_API: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LNBITS-API";
+pub const ENV_LNBITS_FEE_PERCENT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LNBITS-FEE-PERCENT";
+pub const ENV_LNBITS_RESERVE_FEE_MIN: &str = "CDK-MINTD-LNBITS-RESERVE-FEE-MIN";
+
+// Fake Wallet
+pub const ENV_FAKE_WALLET_SUPPORTED_UNITS: &str = "CDK-MINTD-FAKE-WALLET-SUPPORTED-UNITS";
+pub const ENV_FAKE_WALLET_FEE_PERCENT: &str = "CDK-MINTD-FAKE-WALLET-FEE-PERCENT";
+pub const ENV_FAKE_WALLET_RESERVE_FEE_MIN: &str = "CDK-MINTD-FAKE-WALLET-RESERVE-FEE-MIN";
+pub const ENV_FAKE_WALLET_MIN_DELAY: &str = "CDK-MINTD-FAKE-WALLET-MIN-DELAY";
+pub const ENV_FAKE_WALLET_MAX_DELAY: &str = "CDK-MINTD-FAKE-WALLET-MAX-DELAY";
+
+impl Settings {
+    pub fn from_env(&mut self) -> Result<Self> {
+        if let Ok(database) = env::var(DATABASE_ENV_VAR) {
+            let engine = DatabaseEngine::from_str(&database).map_err(|err| anyhow!(err))?;
+            self.database = Database { engine };
+        }
+
+        self.info = self.info.clone().from_env();
+        self.mint_info = self.mint_info.clone().from_env();
+
+        match self.ln.ln_backend {
+            LnBackend::Cln => {
+                self.cln = Some(self.cln.clone().unwrap_or_default().from_env());
+            }
+            LnBackend::Strike => {
+                self.strike = Some(self.strike.clone().unwrap_or_default().from_env());
+            }
+            LnBackend::LNbits => {
+                self.lnbits = Some(self.lnbits.clone().unwrap_or_default().from_env());
+            }
+            LnBackend::FakeWallet => {
+                self.fake_wallet = Some(self.fake_wallet.clone().unwrap_or_default().from_env());
+            }
+            LnBackend::Phoenixd => {
+                self.phoenixd = Some(self.phoenixd.clone().unwrap_or_default().from_env());
+            }
+            LnBackend::Lnd => {
+                self.lnd = Some(self.lnd.clone().unwrap_or_default().from_env());
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(self.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Info {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        // Required fields
+        if let Ok(url) = env::var(ENV_URL) {
+            self.url = url;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(host) = env::var(ENV_LISTEN_HOST) {
+            self.listen_host = host;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(port_str) = env::var(ENV_LISTEN_PORT) {
+            if let Ok(port) = port_str.parse() {
+                self.listen_port = port;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(mnemonic) = env::var(ENV_MNEMONIC) {
+            self.mnemonic = mnemonic;
+        }
+
+        // Optional fields
+        if let Ok(seconds_str) = env::var(ENV_SECONDS_QUOTE_VALID) {
+            if let Ok(seconds) = seconds_str.parse() {
+                self.seconds_quote_is_valid_for = Some(seconds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(cache_seconds_str) = env::var(ENV_CACHE_SECONDS) {
+            if let Ok(seconds) = cache_seconds_str.parse() {
+                self.seconds_to_cache_requests_for = Some(seconds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(extend_cache_str) = env::var(ENV_EXTEND_CACHE_SECONDS) {
+            if let Ok(seconds) = extend_cache_str.parse() {
+                self.seconds_to_extend_cache_by = Some(seconds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(fee_str) = env::var(ENV_INPUT_FEE_PPK) {
+            if let Ok(fee) = fee_str.parse() {
+                self.input_fee_ppk = Some(fee);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(swagger_str) = env::var(ENV_ENABLE_SWAGGER) {
+            if let Ok(enable) = swagger_str.parse() {
+                self.enable_swagger_ui = Some(enable);
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl MintInfo {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        // Required fields
+        if let Ok(name) = env::var(ENV_MINT_NAME) {
+            self.name = name;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(description) = env::var(ENV_MINT_DESCRIPTION) {
+            self.description = description;
+        }
+
+        // Optional fields
+        if let Ok(pubkey_str) = env::var(ENV_MINT_PUBKEY) {
+            // Assuming PublicKey has a from_str implementation
+            if let Ok(pubkey) = pubkey_str.parse() {
+                self.pubkey = Some(pubkey);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(desc_long) = env::var(ENV_MINT_DESCRIPTION_LONG) {
+            self.description_long = Some(desc_long);
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(icon_url) = env::var(ENV_MINT_ICON_URL) {
+            self.icon_url = Some(icon_url);
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(motd) = env::var(ENV_MINT_MOTD) {
+            self.motd = Some(motd);
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(nostr_key) = env::var(ENV_MINT_CONTACT_NOSTR) {
+            self.contact_nostr_public_key = Some(nostr_key);
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(email) = env::var(ENV_MINT_CONTACT_EMAIL) {
+            self.contact_email = Some(email);
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Ln {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        // LnBackend
+        if let Ok(backend_str) = env::var(ENV_LN_BACKEND) {
+            if let Ok(backend) = backend_str.parse() {
+                self.ln_backend = backend;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Optional invoice description
+        if let Ok(description) = env::var(ENV_LN_INVOICE_DESCRIPTION) {
+            self.invoice_description = Some(description);
+        }
+
+        // Amount fields
+        if let Ok(min_mint_str) = env::var(ENV_LN_MIN_MINT) {
+            if let Ok(amount) = min_mint_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.min_mint = amount.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(max_mint_str) = env::var(ENV_LN_MAX_MINT) {
+            if let Ok(amount) = max_mint_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.max_mint = amount.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(min_melt_str) = env::var(ENV_LN_MIN_MELT) {
+            if let Ok(amount) = min_melt_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.min_melt = amount.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(max_melt_str) = env::var(ENV_LN_MAX_MELT) {
+            if let Ok(amount) = max_melt_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.max_melt = amount.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Cln {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        // RPC Path
+        if let Ok(path) = env::var(ENV_CLN_RPC_PATH) {
+            self.rpc_path = PathBuf::from(path);
+        }
+
+        // BOLT12 flag
+        if let Ok(bolt12_str) = env::var(ENV_CLN_BOLT12) {
+            if let Ok(bolt12) = bolt12_str.parse() {
+                self.bolt12 = bolt12;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fee percent
+        if let Ok(fee_str) = env::var(ENV_CLN_FEE_PERCENT) {
+            if let Ok(fee) = fee_str.parse() {
+                self.fee_percent = fee;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Reserve fee minimum
+        if let Ok(reserve_fee_str) = env::var(ENV_CLN_RESERVE_FEE_MIN) {
+            if let Ok(reserve_fee) = reserve_fee_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.reserve_fee_min = reserve_fee.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Strike {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        // API Key
+        if let Ok(api_key) = env::var(ENV_STRIKE_API_KEY) {
+            self.api_key = api_key;
+        }
+
+        // Supported Units - expects comma-separated list
+        if let Ok(units_str) = env::var(ENV_STRIKE_SUPPORTED_UNITS) {
+            self.supported_units = Some(
+                units_str
+                    .split(',')
+                    .filter_map(|s| s.trim().parse().ok())
+                    .collect(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Lnd {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        if let Ok(address) = env::var(ENV_LND_ADDRESS) {
+            self.address = address;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(cert_path) = env::var(ENV_LND_CERT_FILE) {
+            self.cert_file = PathBuf::from(cert_path);
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(macaroon_path) = env::var(ENV_LND_MACAROON_FILE) {
+            self.macaroon_file = PathBuf::from(macaroon_path);
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(fee_str) = env::var(ENV_LND_FEE_PERCENT) {
+            if let Ok(fee) = fee_str.parse() {
+                self.fee_percent = fee;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(reserve_fee_str) = env::var(ENV_LND_RESERVE_FEE_MIN) {
+            if let Ok(reserve_fee) = reserve_fee_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.reserve_fee_min = reserve_fee.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Phoenixd {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        if let Ok(password) = env::var(ENV_PHOENIXD_API_PASSWORD) {
+            self.api_password = password;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(url) = env::var(ENV_PHOENIXD_API_URL) {
+            self.api_url = url;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(bolt12_str) = env::var(ENV_PHOENIXD_BOLT12) {
+            if let Ok(bolt12) = bolt12_str.parse() {
+                self.bolt12 = bolt12;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(fee_str) = env::var(ENV_PHOENIXD_FEE_PERCENT) {
+            if let Ok(fee) = fee_str.parse() {
+                self.fee_percent = fee;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(reserve_fee_str) = env::var(ENV_PHOENIXD_RESERVE_FEE_MIN) {
+            if let Ok(reserve_fee) = reserve_fee_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.reserve_fee_min = reserve_fee.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl LNbits {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        if let Ok(admin_key) = env::var(ENV_LNBITS_ADMIN_API_KEY) {
+            self.admin_api_key = admin_key;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(invoice_key) = env::var(ENV_LNBITS_INVOICE_API_KEY) {
+            self.invoice_api_key = invoice_key;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(api) = env::var(ENV_LNBITS_API) {
+            self.lnbits_api = api;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(fee_str) = env::var(ENV_LNBITS_FEE_PERCENT) {
+            if let Ok(fee) = fee_str.parse() {
+                self.fee_percent = fee;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(reserve_fee_str) = env::var(ENV_LNBITS_RESERVE_FEE_MIN) {
+            if let Ok(reserve_fee) = reserve_fee_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.reserve_fee_min = reserve_fee.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl FakeWallet {
+    pub fn from_env(mut self) -> Self {
+        // Supported Units - expects comma-separated list
+        if let Ok(units_str) = env::var(ENV_FAKE_WALLET_SUPPORTED_UNITS) {
+            if let Ok(units) = units_str
+                .split(',')
+                .map(|s| s.trim().parse())
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<CurrencyUnit>, _>>()
+            {
+                self.supported_units = units;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(fee_str) = env::var(ENV_FAKE_WALLET_FEE_PERCENT) {
+            if let Ok(fee) = fee_str.parse() {
+                self.fee_percent = fee;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(reserve_fee_str) = env::var(ENV_FAKE_WALLET_RESERVE_FEE_MIN) {
+            if let Ok(reserve_fee) = reserve_fee_str.parse::<u64>() {
+                self.reserve_fee_min = reserve_fee.into();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(min_delay_str) = env::var(ENV_FAKE_WALLET_MIN_DELAY) {
+            if let Ok(min_delay) = min_delay_str.parse() {
+                self.min_delay_time = min_delay;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(max_delay_str) = env::var(ENV_FAKE_WALLET_MAX_DELAY) {
+            if let Ok(max_delay) = max_delay_str.parse() {
+                self.max_delay_time = max_delay;
+            }
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/lib.rs b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/lib.rs
index 9cc38519..f088ba3b 100644
--- a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod env_vars;
 pub mod setup;
 
 fn expand_path(path: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
diff --git a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/main.rs b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/main.rs
index a5b41954..a32daf4a 100644
--- a/crates/cdk-mintd/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/cdk-mintd/src/main.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let mut mint_builder = MintBuilder::new();
 
-    let settings = config::Settings::new(&Some(config_file_arg));
+    let mut settings = config::Settings::new(&Some(config_file_arg));
+
+    // This check for any settings defined in ENV VARs
+    // ENV VARS will take **priority** over those in the config
+    let settings = settings.from_env()?;
 
     let localstore: Arc<dyn MintDatabase<Err = cdk_database::Error> + Send + Sync> =
         match settings.database.engine {