diff --git a/statsd/data/config.js b/statsd/data/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ccfd04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statsd/data/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  graphitePort: 2003
+, graphiteHost: "graphite"
+, port: 8125
+, flushInterval: 60000
+, backends: [ "./backends/graphite" ]
+}
diff --git a/statsd/docker-compose.yml b/statsd/docker-compose.yml
index 93b752a..60108a7 100644
--- a/statsd/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/statsd/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ statsd:
   ports:
     - "8125:8125/udp"
     - "8126:8126/tcp"
+  volumes:
+    - ./data/config.js:/opt/statsd/config.js
   external_links:
     - graphite_graphite_1:graphite
   restart: always