diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 16ff265..ed90913 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ─── Required ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # PostgreSQL connection string
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://forgebucket:password@postgres:5432/forgebucket?sslmode=disable
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://forgebucket:password@localhost:5432/forgebucket?sslmode=disable
 
 # Session cookie signing key — must be at least 32 characters
 # Generate: openssl rand -hex 32
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ CSRF_SECRET=a5458481e4903286e26f4332751a9446
 PORT=8080
 
 # Absolute path where bare git repositories are stored on disk
-REPO_ROOT=/var/lib/forgebucket/repos
+REPO_ROOT=/tmp/forgebucket/repos
+
+# NATS event bus (used for CI and real-time WebSocket push)
+NATS_URL=nats://localhost:4222
 
 # ─── Federation (ActivityPub) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Public URL of this instance (no trailing slash)