diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index ecea0b0..76098fd 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<oauth app client id>
 OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<oauth_client_secret goes here>
 
+# GitHub OAuth variables. Only required if using GitHub as an alternative to ORCID.
+GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<Client ID of GitHub OAuth app.>
+GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<Client Secret of GitHub Oauth app.>
+
 ##Variables already set
 #Authentication variables
 JWT_SECRET=insecure2520f59b2bccc64ce155482bc413f6b9ede5c6d418ab529d1b2051baa6f0849e
@@ -78,4 +82,4 @@ BRAPI_VENDOR_SUBMISSION_ENABLED=false # allow sample submissions to be transmitt
 #Optional Variables
 #ANALYTICS_GTAG_ID=<Google analytics gtag id>
 #EMAIL_RELAY_LOGIN=
-#EMAIL_RELAY_PASSWORD=
\ No newline at end of file
+#EMAIL_RELAY_PASSWORD=
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6fce914..e473af6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
       - SANDBOX_MODE=${SANDBOX_MODE}
       - BRAPI_REFERENCE_SOURCE=${BRAPI_REFERENCE_SOURCE}
       - BRAPI_VENDOR_SUBMISSION_ENABLED=${BRAPI_VENDOR_SUBMISSION_ENABLED:-false}
+      - ALTERNATE_AUTHENTICATION_ENABLED=${ALTERNATE_AUTHENTICATION_ENABLED:-false}
     networks:
       upstream:
   biapi:
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ services:
       - OAUTH_OPENID_ISSUER=${OAUTH_OPENID_ISSUER:-https://sandbox.orcid.org}
       - OAUTH_OPENID_JWKSURI=${OAUTH_OPENID_JWKSURI:-https://sandbox.orcid.org/oauth/jwks}
       - OAUTH_OPENID_USERINFOURL=${OAUTH_OPENID_USERINFOURL:-https://sandbox.orcid.org/oauth/userinfo}
+      - GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=${GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID}
+      - GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=${GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET}
       - BRAPI_DEFAULT_URL=${BRAPI_DEFAULT_URL}
       - BRAPI_REFERENCE_SOURCE=${BRAPI_REFERENCE_SOURCE}
       - BRAPI_READ_TIMEOUT=${BRAPI_READ_TIMEOUT:-10m}