diff --git a/admin/.env.example b/admin/.env.example
index 6ae2d58..05a03fd 100644
--- a/admin/.env.example
+++ b/admin/.env.example
@@ -9,4 +9,10 @@ DB_PORT=3306
 DB_USER=root
 DB_DATABASE=nomad
 DB_PASSWORD=password
-DB_SSL=false
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+DB_SSL=false
+REDIS_HOST=localhost
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+# Storage path for NOMAD content (ZIM files, maps, etc.)
+# On Windows dev, use an absolute path like: C:/nomad-storage
+# On Linux production, use: /opt/project-nomad/storage
+NOMAD_STORAGE_PATH=/opt/project-nomad/storage
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diff --git a/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts b/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts
index 80947d3..9b0d959 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@ export class DockerService {
   public static KOLIBRI_SERVICE_NAME = 'nomad_kolibri'
 
   constructor() {
-    this.docker = new Docker({ socketPath: '/var/run/docker.sock' })
+    // Support both Linux (production) and Windows (development with Docker Desktop)
+    const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'
+    if (isWindows) {
+      // Windows Docker Desktop uses named pipe
+      this.docker = new Docker({ socketPath: '//./pipe/docker_engine' })
+    } else {
+      // Linux uses Unix socket
+      this.docker = new Docker({ socketPath: '/var/run/docker.sock' })
+    }
   }
 
   async affectContainer(
diff --git a/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts b/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts
index 1675a6d..4c18204 100644
--- a/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts
+++ b/admin/database/seeders/service_seeder.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import Service from '#models/service'
 import { DockerService } from '#services/docker_service'
 import { BaseSeeder } from '@adonisjs/lucid/seeders'
 import { ModelAttributes } from '@adonisjs/lucid/types/model'
+import env from '#start/env'
 
 export default class ServiceSeeder extends BaseSeeder {
-  private static NOMAD_STORAGE_ABS_PATH = '/opt/project-nomad/storage'
+  // Use environment variable with fallback to production default
+  private static NOMAD_STORAGE_ABS_PATH = env.get('NOMAD_STORAGE_PATH', '/opt/project-nomad/storage')
   private static DEFAULT_SERVICES: Omit<ModelAttributes<Service>, 'created_at' | 'updated_at' | 'metadata' | 'id'>[] = [
     {
       service_name: DockerService.KIWIX_SERVICE_NAME,