diff --git a/api/.gitignore b/api/.gitignore
index c4b3735..0baee91 100644
--- a/api/.gitignore
+++ b/api/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ local/
 # both, because then developers will only update one of them and they'll
 # contradict. For now, npm shall be the canonical default (compare README.md).
 yarn.lock
+
+config.overrides.py
diff --git a/api/obs/api/app.py b/api/obs/api/app.py
index 68f35ac..e491799 100644
--- a/api/obs/api/app.py
+++ b/api/obs/api/app.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ app = Sanic("OpenBikeSensor Portal API", load_env="OBS_", log_config={})
 if isfile("./config.py"):
     app.update_config("./config.py")
 
+# For developers to override the config without committing it
+if isfile("./config.overrides.py"):
+    app.update_config("./config.overrides.py")
+
 c = app.config
 
 api = Blueprint("api", url_prefix="/api")
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 084e940..9bff49e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
       - ./api/scripts/obs:/opt/obs/scripts/obs
       - ./api/tools:/opt/obs/api/tools
       - ./api/config.dev.py:/opt/obs/api/config.py
+      - ./api/config.overrides.py:/opt/obs/api/config.overrides.py
       - ./frontend/build:/opt/obs/frontend/build
       - ./tile-generator:/opt/obs/tile-generator
       - ./local/api-data:/data
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ services:
       - ./api/scripts/obs:/opt/obs/scripts/obs
       - ./api/tools:/opt/obs/api/tools
       - ./api/config.dev.py:/opt/obs/api/config.py
+      - ./api/config.overrides.py:/opt/obs/api/config.overrides.py
       - ./local/api-data:/data
     depends_on:
       - postgres