diff --git a/core/p2p/p2p.go b/core/p2p/p2p.go
index 79e8051e..e0e46170 100644
--- a/core/p2p/p2p.go
+++ b/core/p2p/p2p.go
@@ -348,11 +348,15 @@ func newNodeOpts(token string) ([]node.Option, error) {
 	llger := logger.New(log.LevelFatal)
 	defaultInterval := 10 * time.Second
 
+	// TODO: move this up, expose more config options when creating a node
+	noDHT := os.Getenv("LOCALAI_P2P_DISABLE_DHT") == "true"
+	noLimits := os.Getenv("LOCALAI_P2P_DISABLE_LIMITS") == "true"
+
 	loglevel := "info"
 
 	c := config.Config{
 		Limit: config.ResourceLimit{
-			Enable:   true,
+			Enable:   !noLimits,
 			MaxConns: 100,
 		},
 		NetworkToken:   token,
@@ -372,7 +376,7 @@ func newNodeOpts(token string) ([]node.Option, error) {
 			RateLimitInterval: defaultInterval,
 		},
 		Discovery: config.Discovery{
-			DHT:      true,
+			DHT:      noDHT,
 			MDNS:     true,
 			Interval: 30 * time.Second,
 		},
diff --git a/docs/content/docs/features/distributed_inferencing.md b/docs/content/docs/features/distributed_inferencing.md
index 80a9a7cf..abe34373 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/features/distributed_inferencing.md
+++ b/docs/content/docs/features/distributed_inferencing.md
@@ -98,3 +98,14 @@ The server logs should indicate that new workers are being discovered.
 - If running in p2p mode with container images, make sure you start the container with `--net host` or `network_mode: host` in the docker-compose file.
 - Only a single model is supported currently.
 - Ensure the server detects new workers before starting inference. Currently, additional workers cannot be added once inference has begun.
+
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+There are options that can be tweaked or parameters that can be set using environment variables
+
+| Environment Variable | Description |
+|----------------------|-------------|
+| **LOCALAI_P2P_DISABLE_DHT** | Set to "true" to disable DHT and enable p2p layer to be local only (mDNS) |
+| **LOCALAI_P2P_DISABLE_LIMITS** | Set to "true" to disable connection limits and resources management |
+| **LOCALAI_P2P_TOKEN** | Set the token for the p2p network |