diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 718950a58..f90ee0f88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ http {
 }
 ```
 Your Transmission WebUI should now be avaliable at "your.host.ip.addr:8080/transmission/web/".
-Change the port in the docker run command if 8080 is not suitable for you.
+Change the port in the docker run command if 8080 is not suitable for you. Alternatively if you use container linking, either directly or via docker-compose, you can replace "your.host.ip.addr" with the name or alias of the openvpn container.
 
 ## Known issues
 Some have encountered problems with DNS resolving inside the docker container.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index aa483eb70..a6a61bea8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ openvpn:
 
 nginx:
   image: library/nginx
+  links:
+    - openvpn
   ports:
      - "8080:8080"
   volumes: