diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a5603d2..c2d049c 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ FROM python:3.10
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
+ARG AMADEUS_CLIENT_ID
+ARG AMADEUS_CLIENT_SECRET
+ARG AMADEUS_HOSTNAME
+
 RUN mkdir /code
 
 WORKDIR /code
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100755
index 998df9a..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-PORTS = -p 8000:8000
-ENV = \
-  -e AMADEUS_CLIENT_ID=${AMADEUS_CLIENT_ID} \
-  -e AMADEUS_CLIENT_SECRET=${AMADEUS_CLIENT_SECRET} \
-  -e AMADEUS_HOSTNAME=${AMADEUS_HOSTNAME}
-
-NS ?= amadeus4dev
-VERSION ?= latest
-
-IMAGE_NAME ?= hotel-booking
-CONTAINER_NAME ?= hotel-booking
-CONTAINER_INSTANCE ?= default
-
-build: Dockerfile
-	docker build -t $(NS)/$(IMAGE_NAME):$(VERSION) -f Dockerfile .
-
-run:
-	docker run --rm -i -t --name $(CONTAINER_NAME)-$(CONTAINER_INSTANCE) \
-		$(PORTS) \
-		$(ENV) \
-		$(NS)/$(IMAGE_NAME):$(VERSION)
-
-start:
-	docker run -d --name $(CONTAINER_NAME)-$(CONTAINER_INSTANCE) \
-		$(PORTS) \
-		$(ENV) \
-		$(NS)/$(IMAGE_NAME):$(VERSION)
-
-stop:
-	docker stop $(CONTAINER_NAME)-$(CONTAINER_INSTANCE)
-
-rm:
-	docker rm $(CONTAINER_NAME)-$(CONTAINER_INSTANCE)
-
-default: build
-
-.PHONY: build run start stop rm
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26f3ab7..79422ae 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,41 +13,27 @@ You also check out the [demo](https://hotel-booking-engine.azurewebsites.net/) a
 
 ## How to run the project via Docker (recommended)
 
-Build the image from the Dockerfile. The following command will 
+First you need to add your environment variales in an `.env` file, such as 
 
 ```sh
-make
+AMADEUS_CLIENT_ID=YOUR_API_KEY
+AMADEUS_CLIENT_SECRET=YOUR_API_SECRET
 ```
 
-The container receives your API key/secret from the environment variables.
-Before running the container, make sure your have your credentials correctly
-set:
+Build the image from the Dockerfile. The following command will 
 
 ```sh
-export AMADEUS_CLIENT_ID=YOUR_API_KEY
-export AMADEUS_CLIENT_SECRET=YOUR_API_SECRET
+podman build -t hotel-booking .
 ```
 
-Finally, start the container from the image:
-
-```
-make run
+Then start the app
+```sh
+podman run --env-file .env -p 8000:8000 hotel-booking
 ```
 
-At this point you can open a browser and go to `https://0.0.0.0:8000`.
 
-Note that it is also possible to run in detached mode so your terminal is still
-usable:
-
-```
-make start
-```
-
-Stop the container with:
+At this point you can open a browser and go to `https://0.0.0.0:8000`.
 
-```
-make stop
-```
 
 ## How to run the project locally