diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0290df537ee..0d8023b790a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,28 +24,29 @@ services:
       - ../ocis-reva:/ocis-reva
       - ../reva:/reva
     environment:
-      EOS_MGM_URL: ${EOS_MGM_URL:-root://mgm-master.testnet:1094}
+      # ocis log level will be used for all services
+      OCIS_LOG_LEVEL: debug
+      # domain setup
+      # TODO currently the below lines hardcode the port to 9200, use an OCIS_URL that includes protocol and port
       OCIS_DOMAIN: ${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}
+      PROXY_OIDC_ISSUER: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
       KONNECTD_ISS: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
-      KONNECTD_LOG_LEVEL: debug
-      KONNECTD_TLS: '0'
       PHOENIX_OIDC_AUTHORITY: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
       PHOENIX_OIDC_METADATA_URL: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200/.well-known/openid-configuration
       PHOENIX_WEB_CONFIG_SERVER: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
-      PROXY_HTTP_ADDR: 0.0.0.0:9200
       REVA_OIDC_ISSUER: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
       REVA_LDAP_IDP: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
-      OCIS_LOG_LEVEL: debug
-      REVA_TRANSFER_EXPIRES: 86400
-      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_DRIVER: eoshome
-      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_DATA_DRIVER: eoshome
-      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_NAMESPACE: "/eos/dockertest/reva/users"
-      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_MASTER_URL: ${EOS_MGM_URL:-root://mgm-master.testnet:1094}
-      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_SLAVE_URL: ${EOS_MGM_URL:-root://mgm-master.testnet:1094}
-      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_LAYOUT: "{{substr 0 1 .Id.OpaqueId}}"
+      # TODO make id the default in ocis-reva
+      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_LAYOUT: "{{substr 0 1 .Id.OpaqueId}}/{{.Id.OpaqueId}}"
       REVA_FRONTEND_URL: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200
       REVA_DATAGATEWAY_URL: https://${OCIS_DOMAIN:-localhost}:9200/data
-
+      # common eos settings used for both drivers: eos and eoshome
+      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_MASTER_URL: ${EOS_MGM_URL:-root://mgm-master.testnet:1094}
+      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_SLAVE_URL: ${EOS_MGM_URL:-root://mgm-master.testnet:1094}
+      REVA_STORAGE_EOS_NAMESPACE: "/eos/dockertest/reva/users"
+      # the eos end xrdcopy binaries use this env var to find the eos mgm
+      EOS_MGM_URL: ${EOS_MGM_URL:-root://mgm-master.testnet:1094}
+  
   mgm-master:
     container_name: mgm-master
     image: owncloud/eos-mgm:4.6.5
diff --git a/docs/eos.md b/docs/eos.md
index e3f958702c1..4815d393ccc 100644
--- a/docs/eos.md
+++ b/docs/eos.md
@@ -57,35 +57,26 @@ docker-compose exec ocis ./bin/ocis run reva-users
 
 ### 3. Home storage
 
-Kill the home storage. By default it uses the `owncloud` storage driver. We need to switch it to the `eoshome` driver and a new layout:
+Kill the home storage. By default it uses the `owncloud` storage driver. We need to switch it to the `eoshome` driver and make it use the storage id of the eos storage provider:
 
 ```
 docker-compose exec ocis ./bin/ocis kill reva-storage-home
-docker-compose exec -e REVA_STORAGE_EOS_LAYOUT="{{substr 0 1 .Id.OpaqueId}}/{{.Id.OpaqueId}}" -e REVA_STORAGE_HOME_DRIVER=eoshome ocis ./bin/ocis run reva-storage-home
+docker-compose exec -e REVA_STORAGE_HOME_DRIVER=eoshome -e REVA_STORAGE_HOME_MOUNT_ID=1284d238-aa92-42ce-bdc4-0b0000009158 ocis ./bin/ocis run reva-storage-home
 ```
 
 ### 4. Home data provider
 
-Kill the home data provider. By default it uses the `owncloud` storage driver. We need to switch it to the `eoshome` driver and a new layout:
+Kill the home data provider. By default it uses the `owncloud` storage driver. We need to switch it to the `eoshome` driver and make it use the storage id of the eos storage provider:
 
 ```
 docker-compose exec ocis ./bin/ocis kill reva-storage-home-data
-docker-compose exec -e REVA_STORAGE_EOS_LAYOUT="{{substr 0 1 .Id.OpaqueId}}/{{.Id.OpaqueId}}" -e REVA_STORAGE_HOME_DATA_DRIVER=eoshome ocis ./bin/ocis run reva-storage-home-data
+docker-compose exec -e REVA_STORAGE_HOME_DATA_DRIVER=eoshome ocis ./bin/ocis run reva-storage-home-data
 ```
 
 {{< hint info >}}
 The difference between the *home storage* and the *home data provider* are that the former is responsible for metadata changes while the latter is responsible for actual data transfer. The *home storage* uses the cs3 api to manage a folder hierarchy, while the *home data provider* is responsible for moving bytes to and from the storage.
 {{< /hint >}}
 
-### 4. Frontend files namespace
-
-Restart the reva frontend with a new namespace (pointing to the eos storage provider) for the dav files endpoint
-
-```
-docker-compose exec ocis ./bin/ocis kill reva-frontend
-docker-compose exec -e DAV_FILES_NAMESPACE="/eos/" ocis ./bin/ocis run reva-frontend
-```
-
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