diff --git a/config/docker.yml.erb b/config/docker.yml.erb
index 5ac309e8..1124e063 100644
--- a/config/docker.yml.erb
+++ b/config/docker.yml.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#Why erb?
 default: &default
   connection_timeout: 3
   pool:
@@ -7,9 +8,17 @@ default: &default
 development:
   <<: *default
   host: tcp://192.168.59.104:2376
-  ws_host: ws://192.168.59.104:2376
-  #workspace_root: <%= File.join('/', 'shared', Rails.env) %>
+  ws_host: ws://192.168.59.104:2376 #url to connect rails server to docker host
+  ws_client_protocol: ws:// #set the websocket protocol to be used by the client to connect to the rails server (ws on development, wss on production)
   workspace_root: <%= Rails.root.join('tmp', 'files', Rails.env) %>
+  pool:
+    active: true
+    refill:
+      async: false
+      batch_size: 8
+      interval: 15
+      timeout: 60
+  #workspace_root: <%= File.join('/', 'shared', Rails.env) %>
 
 production:
   <<: *default
@@ -22,7 +31,8 @@ production:
       interval: 15
       timeout: 60
   workspace_root: <%= Rails.root.join('tmp', 'files', Rails.env) %>
-  ws_host: ws://localhost:4243
+  ws_host: ws://localhost:4243 #url to connect rails server to docker host
+  ws_client_protocol: wss:// #set the websocket protocol to be used by the client to connect to the rails server (ws on development, wss on production)
 
 test:
   <<: *default