diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RedisManager.coffee b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RedisManager.coffee
index df84947a22..cd12b497a1 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RedisManager.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RedisManager.coffee
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = RedisManager =
 		docLines = JSON.stringify(docLines)
 		if docLines.indexOf("\u0000") != -1
 			error = new Error("null bytes found in doc lines")
-			logger.error err: error, doc_id: doc_id, docLines: docLines, error.message
+			logger.error {err: error, doc_id: doc_id, docLines: docLines}, error.message
 			return callback(error)
 		docHash = RedisManager._computeHash(docLines)
 		logger.log project_id:project_id, doc_id:doc_id, version: version, hash:docHash, "putting doc in redis"
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ module.exports = RedisManager =
 			for op in jsonOps
 				if op.indexOf("\u0000") != -1
 					error = new Error("null bytes found in jsonOps")
-					logger.error err: error, doc_id: doc_id, jsonOps: jsonOps, error.message
+					logger.error {err: error, doc_id: doc_id, jsonOps: jsonOps}, error.message
 					return callback(error)
 
 			newDocLines = JSON.stringify(docLines)
 			if newDocLines.indexOf("\u0000") != -1
 				error = new Error("null bytes found in doc lines")
-				logger.error err: error, doc_id: doc_id, newDocLines: newDocLines, error.message
+				logger.error {err: error, doc_id: doc_id, newDocLines: newDocLines}, error.message
 				return callback(error)
 			newHash = RedisManager._computeHash(newDocLines)
 
diff --git a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index fee3d614c2..96ae5d5735 100755
--- a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -5,23 +5,24 @@ http.globalAgent.maxSockets = 300
 module.exports =
 	internal:
 		documentupdater:
+			host: process.env["LISTEN_ADDRESS"] or "localhost"
 			port: 3003
 
 	apis:
 		web:
-			url: "http://localhost:3000"
+			url: "http://#{process.env["WEB_HOST"] or "localhost"}:3000"
 			user: "sharelatex"
 			pass: "password"
 		trackchanges:
-			url: "http://localhost:3015"
+			url: "http://#{process.env["TRACK_CHANGES_HOST"] or "localhost"}:3015"
 		project_history:
 			enabled: process.env.SHARELATEX_ENABLE_PROJECT_HISTORY == 'true'
-			url: "http://localhost:3054"
+			url: "http://#{process.env["PROJECT_HISTORY_HOST"] or "localhost"}:3054"
 
 	redis:
 		realtime:
-			port:"6379"
-			host:"localhost"
+			port: "6379"
+			host: process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
 			password:""
 			key_schema:
 				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:#{doc_id}"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports =
 			# 	pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:{#{doc_id}}"
 		documentupdater:
 			port: "6379"
-			host: "localhost"
+			host: process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
 			password: ""
 			key_schema:
 				blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:#{doc_id}"
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ module.exports =
 			# 	ranges: ({doc_id}) -> "Ranges:{#{doc_id}}"
 			# 	projectState: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectState:{#{project_id}}"
 		history:
-			port:"6379"
-			host:"localhost"
+			port: "6379"
+			host: process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
 			password:""
 			key_schema:
 				uncompressedHistoryOps: ({doc_id}) -> "UncompressedHistoryOps:#{doc_id}"
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ module.exports =
 			# 	uncompressedHistoryOps: ({doc_id}) -> "UncompressedHistoryOps:{#{doc_id}}"
 			# 	docsWithHistoryOps: ({project_id}) -> "DocsWithHistoryOps:{#{project_id}}"
 		lock:
-			port:"6379"
-			host:"localhost"
+			port: "6379"
+			host: process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
 			password:""
 			key_schema:
 				blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:#{doc_id}"
@@ -95,4 +96,4 @@ module.exports =
 	max_doc_length: 2 * 1024 * 1024 # 2mb
 
 	mongo:
-		url: 'mongodb://127.0.0.1/sharelatex'
+		url: "mongodb://#{process.env["MONGO_HOST"] or "localhost"}/sharelatex"
diff --git a/services/document-updater/package.json b/services/document-updater/package.json
index 269e9f42f6..7ef7cccc82 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/package.json
+++ b/services/document-updater/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/sharelatex/document-updater-sharelatex.git"
   },
+  "scripts": {
+    "compile:app": "coffee -o app/js -c app/coffee && coffee -c app.coffee",
+    "start": "npm run compile:app && node app.js"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^2.5.0",
-    "coffee-script": "1.4.0",
+    "coffee-script": "~1.7.0",
     "express": "3.3.4",
     "logger-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/logger-sharelatex.git#v1.5.6",
     "lynx": "0.0.11",