diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c05a88..d9b89f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ The image used by default is [statusteam/geth_exporter:latest](https://hub.docke
 
 # Configuration
 
+The main thing to change is name of container to connect to and IPC path:
 ```yaml
+geth_source_cont_name:
+```
+
+The rest of the defaults should be fine, but if you want to change anything change those:
+```yaml
+geth_expo_cont_name: 'metrics-geth-01'
+geth_expo_cont_port: 9300
 ```
 
 # Known Issues
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 56ee874..8c0c0c6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+# source container
+geth_source_cont_name: ~
+geth_source_cont_ipc_path: '/data/geth.ipc'
+
+# metrics container settings
 geth_expo_cont_image: statusteam/geth_exporter:latest
 geth_expo_cont_name: geth-exporter
 geth_expo_cont_addr: '0.0.0.0'
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@ geth_expo_consul_tags:
   - metrics
   - geth
 
+# generic container settings
 cont_state: started
 cont_recreate: false
 cont_restart: false
diff --git a/tasks/consul.yml b/tasks/consul.yml
index 7ac7d6f..b82732b 100644
--- a/tasks/consul.yml
+++ b/tasks/consul.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         address: '{{ geth_expo_consul_addr }}'
         tags: '{{ geth_expo_consul_tags }}'
         meta:
-          container: '{{ geth_expo_cont_name }}'
+          container: '{{ geth_source_cont_name | mandatory }}'
         checks:
           - id: '{{ geth_expo_consul_name }}'-health
             name: 'geth-exporter healthcheck'
diff --git a/tasks/container.yml b/tasks/container.yml
index d741b7f..b1f8849 100644
--- a/tasks/container.yml
+++ b/tasks/container.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     recreate: '{{ cont_recreate }}'
     restart: '{{ cont_restart }}'
     entrypoint: geth_exporter 
-    volumes_from: '{{ cont_name }}'
+    volumes_from: '{{ geth_source_cont_name | mandatory }}'
     command: |
-      -ipc /data/geth.ipc
+      -ipc {{ geth_source_cont_ipc_path }}
       -port 9200
     ports:
       - '{{ geth_expo_cont_port }}:9200/tcp'