diff --git a/controller/routes.go b/controller/routes.go
index 1ed0035..aa27b25 100644
--- a/controller/routes.go
+++ b/controller/routes.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/rjNemo/go-wiki/model"
 )
@@ -23,8 +22,9 @@ func RegisteredRoutes() {
 	log.Fatal(server(Port))
 }
 
-func server(p int) error {
-	port := ":" + strconv.Itoa(p)
+func server(p string) error {
+	port := ":" + p
+	// strconv.Itoa(p)
 	return http.ListenAndServe(port, nil)
 }
 
diff --git a/controller/settings.go b/controller/settings.go
index cbef706..2b9e820 100644
--- a/controller/settings.go
+++ b/controller/settings.go
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 package controller
 
-var Port int = 8080
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+)
+
+var Port string = readEnv(".env")
 var tmplDir string = "templates/"
+
+func readEnv(f string) string {
+	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
+	}
+	return os.Getenv("PORT")
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b22ca79..f070856 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/rjNemo/go-wiki
 
 go 1.14
+
+require github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4027b3c..484ca7b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Printf("Start Go-wiki server on http://localhost:%d at %s\n", controller.Port, time.Now())
+
+	fmt.Printf("Start Go-wiki server on http://localhost:%s at %s\n", controller.Port, time.Now())
 	controller.RegisteredRoutes()
 }
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index d844cd5..c8866ff 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       integrity="sha384-Vkoo8x4CGsO3+Hhxv8T/Q5PaXtkKtu6ug5TOeNV6gBiFeWPGFN9MuhOf23Q9Ifjh"
       crossorigin="anonymous"
     />
+
     <nav>
       <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
         <div class="container">