diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e7b0c2d..09431e5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ WORKDIR /srv
 RUN mkdir ~/.teos &&  git clone https://github.com/aljazceru/python-teos.git && cd python-teos &&  pip install -r requirements.txt && python generate_keys.py -d ~/.teos
 ENV PYTHONPATH=$APP_PATH
 WORKDIR /srv/python-teos 
+EXPOSE 9814/tcp
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/srv/python-teos/entrypoint.sh" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44bd374..0b4c60d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ To run `teos` you need a set of keys (to sign appointments) stored in your data
 	git clone https://github.com/talaia-labs/python-teos
 	cd python-teos
 	docker build . -t teos
-    docker run -it -e BTC_RPC_USER=<rpc username> -e BTC_RPC_PASSWD=<rpc password> -e BTC_RPC_HOST=<hostname> -e BTC_RPC_PORT=<port> teos
+	docker run -it -e BTC_RPC_USER=<rpc username> -e BTC_RPC_PASSWD=<rpc password> -e BTC_RPC_HOST=<hostname> -e BTC_RPC_PORT=<port> -p 9814:9814/tcp teos
 
 ### Configuration file and command line parameters
 
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ cp ~/.teos/teos_pk.der ~/.teos_cli/teos_pk.der
 ```
 
 ## Contributing 
-Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
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+Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 354af05..a82b8b1 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,13 @@ if [[ ! -z ${BTC_NETWORK} ]]; then
     START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --btcnetwork=""$BTC_NETWORK"
 fi
 
-$START_COMMAND
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+if [[ ! -z ${API_CONNECT} ]]; then
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --apiconnect=""$API_CONNECT"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z ${API_PORT} ]]; then
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --apiport=""$API_PORT"
+fi
+
+
+$START_COMMAND