diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8fb61b51..23b8922f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ services:
       - WO_BROKER
       - WO_DEV
       - WO_DEV_WATCH_PLUGINS
-      - WO_EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT
     restart: unless-stopped
     oom_score_adj: 0
   broker:
@@ -53,6 +52,5 @@ services:
     environment:
       - WO_BROKER
       - WO_DEBUG
-      - WO_EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT
     restart: unless-stopped
     oom_score_adj: 250
diff --git a/webodm.sh b/webodm.sh
index 4a044ba0..5146101c 100755
--- a/webodm.sh
+++ b/webodm.sh
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ case $key in
     shift # past argument
     shift # past value
     ;;
-    --external-auth-endpoint)
-    WO_EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT="$2"
-    export WO_EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT
+    --settings)
+    WO_SETTINGS=$(realpath "$2")
+    export WO_SETTINGS
     shift # past argument
     shift # past value
     ;;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ usage(){
   echo "	--broker	Set the URL used to connect to the celery broker (default: $DEFAULT_BROKER)"
   echo "	--detached	Run WebODM in detached mode. This means WebODM will run in the background, without blocking the terminal (default: disabled)"
   echo "	--gpu	Use GPU NodeODM nodes (Linux only) (default: disabled)"
-  echo "	--external-auth-endpoint	External authentication endpoint (default: disabled)"
+  echo "	--settings	Path to a settings.py file to enable modifications of system settings (default: None)"
   exit
 }
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ start(){
 	echo "SSL insecure port redirect: $WO_SSL_INSECURE_PORT_REDIRECT"
 	echo "Celery Broker: $WO_BROKER"
 	echo "Default Nodes: $WO_DEFAULT_NODES"
-	echo "External auth endpoint: $WO_EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT"
+	echo "Settings: $WO_SETTINGS"
 	echo "================================"
 	echo "Make sure to issue a $0 down if you decide to change the environment."
 	echo ""
@@ -409,6 +409,14 @@ start(){
 		echo "Will enable SSL ($method)"
 	fi
 
+	if [ ! -z "$WO_SETTINGS" ]; then
+		if [ ! -e "$WO_SETTINGS" ]; then
+			echo -e "\033[91mSettings file does not exist: $WO_SETTINGS\033[39m"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		command+=" -f docker-compose.settings.yml"
+	fi
+
 	command="$command up"
 
 	if [[ $detached = true ]]; then
diff --git a/webodm/settings.py b/webodm/settings.py
index 9774338f..a09aba70 100644
--- a/webodm/settings.py
+++ b/webodm/settings.py
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ CACHES = {
 # before it should be considered offline
 NODE_OFFLINE_MINUTES = 5 
 
-EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT = os.environ.get('WO_EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT', '')
+EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT = ''
+RESET_PASSWORD_LINK = ''
 
 # Number of hours before tasks are automatically deleted
 # from an account that is exceeding a disk quota
@@ -405,3 +406,8 @@ try:
     from .local_settings import *
 except ImportError:
     pass
+
+try:
+    from .settings_override import *
+except ImportError:
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webodm/settings_override.py b/webodm/settings_override.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79c0d64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webodm/settings_override.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Do not touch. This file can be bind-mount replaced
+# by docker-compose for customized settings
\ No newline at end of file