diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8da7110..d0de6c4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ services:
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql+asyncpg://clipforge:changeme_clipforge_2025@postgres:5432/clipforge}
       - REDIS_URL=${REDIS_URL:-redis://redis:6379/0}
+      - YTDLP_COOKIES_FILE=/app/cookies.txt
     volumes:
       - media_data:/data
+      - ${COOKIES_PATH:-./cookies.txt}:/app/cookies.txt:ro
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy