diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95605b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+LANG=en_US.UTF-8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7a218cc..42b2509 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0
 WORKDIR /App
 COPY --from=build-env /App/out .
 EXPOSE 8080
-ENV LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 \
-    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 CMD ["./CarCareTracker"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Views/Vehicle/_Gas.cshtml b/Views/Vehicle/_Gas.cshtml
index e9bbb1b..7bcd2c9 100644
--- a/Views/Vehicle/_Gas.cshtml
+++ b/Views/Vehicle/_Gas.cshtml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 <span class="ms-2 badge bg-primary">@($"Max Fuel Economy: {Model.Max(x => x.MilesPerGallon).ToString("F") ?? "0"}")</span>
             }
             <span class="ms-2 badge bg-success">@($"Total Fuel Consumed: {Model.Sum(x=>x.Gallons).ToString("F")}")</span>
-            <span class="ms-2 badge bg-success">@($"Total Cost: {Model.Sum(x => x.Cost).ToString("C")}")</span>
+            <span class="ms-2 badge bg-success">@($"Total Cost: {Model.Sum(x => x.Cost).ToString("C3")}")</span>
         </div>
         @if (enableCsvImports)
         {
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
                         <td class="col-2">@gasRecord.Mileage</td>
                         <td class="col-2">@gasRecord.Gallons.ToString("F")</td>
                         <td class="col-4">@(gasRecord.MilesPerGallon == 0 ? "---" : gasRecord.MilesPerGallon.ToString("F"))</td>
-                        <td class="col-1">@gasRecord.Cost.ToString("C")</td>
-                        <td class="col-1">@gasRecord.CostPerGallon.ToString("C")</td>
+                        <td class="col-1">@gasRecord.Cost.ToString("C3")</td>
+                        <td class="col-1">@gasRecord.CostPerGallon.ToString("C3")</td>
                     </tr>
                 }
             </tbody>
diff --git a/docker-compose.traefik.yml b/docker-compose.traefik.yml
index 2307174..882ad99 100644
--- a/docker-compose.traefik.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.traefik.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ services:
     # expose port and/or use serving via traefik
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     # traefik configurations, including networks can be commented out if not needed
     networks:
       - traefik-ingress
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1490ad8..81df8a7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ services:
     # expose port and/or use serving via traefik
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
+    env_file:
+      - .env
 
 volumes:
   config:
+	external: true
   data:
+	external: true
   documents:
+	external: true
   images:
+	external: true
   log:
+	external: true