diff --git a/mongo-express/content.md b/mongo-express/content.md
index 13b6df497b75..83306f0cfe4b 100644
--- a/mongo-express/content.md
+++ b/mongo-express/content.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mongo-express is a web-based MongoDB admin interface written in Node.js, Express
 # How to use this image
 
 ```console
-$ docker run --network some-network -e ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER=some-mongo -p 8081:8081 %%IMAGE%%
+$ docker run -p 8081:8081 -e ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL="mongodb://mongo:27017" %%IMAGE%%
 ```
 
 Then you can hit `http://localhost:8081` or `http://host-ip:8081` in your browser.
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ Environment vairables are passed to the `run` command for configuring a mongo-ex
 
 	Name                            | Default         | Description
 	--------------------------------|-----------------|------------
+	ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL           | 'mongodb://mongo:27017' | MongoDB connection string
 	ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME    | ''              | mongo-express web username
 	ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD    | ''              | mongo-express web password
 	ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ENABLE_ADMIN  | 'true'          | Enable admin access to all databases. Send strings: `"true"` or `"false"`
-	ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME | ''              | MongoDB admin username
-	ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD | ''              | MongoDB admin password
-	ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_PORT          | 27017           | MongoDB port
-	ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER        | 'mongo'         | MongoDB container name. Use comma delimited list of host names for replica sets.
 	ME_CONFIG_OPTIONS_EDITORTHEME   | 'default'       | mongo-express editor color theme, [more here](http://codemirror.net/demo/theme.html)
 	ME_CONFIG_REQUEST_SIZE          | '100kb'         | Maximum payload size. CRUD operations above this size will fail in [body-parser](https://www.npmjs.com/package/body-parser).
 	ME_CONFIG_SITE_BASEURL          | '/'             | Set the baseUrl to ease mounting at a subdirectory. Remember to include a leading and trailing slash.
@@ -54,14 +51,13 @@ The following are only needed if `ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ENABLE_ADMIN` is **"false"**
 
 ```console
 $ docker run -it --rm \
-    --network web_default \
-    --name mongo-express \
-    -p 8081:8081 \
-    -e ME_CONFIG_OPTIONS_EDITORTHEME="ambiance" \
-    -e ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER="web_db_1" \
-    -e ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME="user" \
-    -e ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD="fairly long password" \
-    %%IMAGE%%
+        --name mongo-express \
+        -p 8081:8081 \
+        -e ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL="mongodb://mongo:27017" \
+        -e ME_CONFIG_OPTIONS_EDITORTHEME="ambiance" \
+        -e ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME="user" \
+        -e ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD="fairly long password" \
+        %%IMAGE%%
 ```
 
 This example links to a container name typical of `docker-compose`, changes the editor's color theme, and enables basic authentication.