diff --git a/archivebox/compose.yaml b/archivebox/compose.yaml
index cb6e7b9..c2bbe6d 100644
--- a/archivebox/compose.yaml
+++ b/archivebox/compose.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ services:
       - ARCHIVEBOX_UID=1000
       - ARCHIVEBOX_GID=1000
       - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+    ports:
+      - ${ARCHIVEBOX_PORT:-8000}:8000
     networks:
       - proxy
     command:  server --quick-init 0.0.0.0:8000
diff --git a/archivebox/sample.env b/archivebox/sample.env
index 5b48a95..8a103f7 100644
--- a/archivebox/sample.env
+++ b/archivebox/sample.env
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ VOL_PATH=./data
 ARCHIVEBOX_IMAGE=archivebox/archivebox:stable
 # ARCHIVEBOX_IMAGE=archivebox/archivebox:sha-1d49bee # locked example
 ARCHIVEBOX_RESTART=unless-stopped
+ARCHIVEBOX_PORT=8000
 ARCHIVEBOX_UID=1000
 ARCHIVEBOX_GID=1000
 PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1