diff --git a/Configuration/Development/DDEV.php b/Configuration/Development/DDEV.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1058cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Configuration/Development/DDEV.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+return array_merge(include __DIR__ . '/Docker.php',  [
+    'MAIL' => [
+        'transport' => 'smtp',
+        'transport_smtp_server' => 'localhost:1025'
+    ],
+    'SYS' => [
+        'reverseProxyHeaderMultiValue' => 'none',
+        'reverseProxyIP' =>  '*',
+        'reverseProxySSL' => '*',
+    ],
+]);
diff --git a/Configuration/Development/Docker.php b/Configuration/Development/Docker.php
index 55a87ff..f60c1c6 100644
--- a/Configuration/Development/Docker.php
+++ b/Configuration/Development/Docker.php
@@ -11,16 +11,4 @@
     'GFX' => [
         'processor' => 'GraphicsMagick',
     ],
-    'DB' => [
-        'Connections' => [
-            'Default' => [
-                'driver'   => 'mysqli',
-                'dbname'   => $_ENV['MYSQL_DB']   ?? 'typo3',
-                'host'     => $_ENV['MYSQL_HOST'] ?? 'mysql',
-                'port'     => $_ENV['MYSQL_PORT'] ?? '3306',
-                'user'     => $_ENV['MYSQL_USER'] ?? 'dev',
-                'password' => $_ENV['MYSQL_PASS'] ?? 'dev',
-            ],
-        ],
-    ],
 ];
diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/EnvironmentBanner/setup.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/EnvironmentBanner/setup.typoscript
index 1585d54..39c8f67 100644
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/EnvironmentBanner/setup.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/EnvironmentBanner/setup.typoscript
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[like(applicationContext, '/(Development|Test|Preview|Stage|Staging|Docker|VM)/')]
+[like(applicationContext, '/(Development|Test|Preview|Stage|Staging)/')]
 page.32524 = COA
 page.32524 {
     10 = TEXT
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ page.32524 {
     50.value = </div>
 }
 
-[like(applicationContext, '/Production\\/(Docker|VM)/')]
+[like(applicationContext, '/Production\\/(Docker|VM|DDEV)/')]
 # Non critical since it's only local -> green
 page.32524.30.value = background:green; color: #ffffff;
 
diff --git a/Default.php b/Default.php
index 29ee5ee..39bf5db 100644
--- a/Default.php
+++ b/Default.php
@@ -8,32 +8,55 @@
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/ContextLoader.php';
 
-if (isset($_ENV['MYSQL_DB'])) {
-    $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['dbname'] = $_ENV['MYSQL_DB'];
-}
-if (isset($_ENV['MYSQL_HOST'])) {
-    $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['host'] = $_ENV['MYSQL_HOST'];
-}
-if (isset($_ENV['MYSQL_PORT'])) {
-    $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['port'] = $_ENV['MYSQL_PORT'];
-}
-if (isset($_ENV['MYSQL_USER'])) {
-    $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['user'] = $_ENV['MYSQL_USER'];
-}
-if (isset($_ENV['MYSQL_PASS'])) {
-    $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['password'] = $_ENV['MYSQL_PASS'];
-}
+call_user_func(function() {
+    if (getenv('IS_DDEV_PROJECT') == 'true') {
+        // Hardcode defaults for a ddev installation
+        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['dbname'] = 'db';
+        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['host'] = 'db';
+        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['user'] = 'db';
+        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['password'] = 'db';
+    }
+
+    foreach (['MYSQL_DB', 'DB_NAME', 'DB_DATABASE'] as $env) {
+        if (!empty(getenv($env))) {
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['dbname'] = getenv($env);
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['driver'] = 'mysqli';
+        }
+    }
+    if (!empty(getenv('DB_DRIVER'))) {
+        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['driver'] = getenv('DB_DRIVER');
+    }
+    foreach (['MYSQL_HOST', 'DB_HOST'] as $env) {
+        if (!empty(getenv($env))) {
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['host'] = getenv($env);
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (['MYSQL_PORT', 'DB_PORT'] as $env) {
+        if (!empty(getenv($env))) {
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['port'] = getenv($env);
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (['MYSQL_USER', 'DB_USER', 'DB_USERNAME'] as $env) {
+        if (!empty(getenv($env))) {
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['user'] = getenv($env);
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (['MYSQL_PASS', 'DB_PASS', 'DB_PASSWORD'] as $env) {
+        if (!empty(getenv($env))) {
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['Connections']['Default']['password'] = getenv($env);
+        }
+    }
 
-$confLoader = new \Cron\CronContext\ContextLoader();
-$confLoader
+    $confLoader = new \Cron\CronContext\ContextLoader();
+    $confLoader
         // Add EXT:cron_context default context configuration
-    ->addContextConfiguration(__DIR__ . '/Configuration/')
+        ->addContextConfiguration(__DIR__ . '/Configuration/')
         // Add project context configuration
-    ->addContextConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Environment::getConfigPath() . '/system/additional')
+        ->addContextConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Environment::getConfigPath() . '/system/additional')
         // Add local configuration
-    ->addConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Environment::getConfigPath() . '/system/additional/local.php')
+        ->addConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Environment::getConfigPath() . '/system/additional/local.php')
         // Load configuration files
-    ->loadConfiguration()
+        ->loadConfiguration()
         // Add context name to sitename (if in development context)
-    ->appendContextNameToSitename();
-unset($confLoader);
+        ->appendContextNameToSitename();
+});
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f88eae1..0372d1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ TYPO3_CONTEXT=Production/Live/Server4711 (specific live server configuration):
 
 cron_context will read the TYPO3 DB credentials from the following environment variables if present:
 
-* MYSQL_DB
-* MYSQL_HOST
-* MYSQL_PORT
-* MYSQL_USER
-* MYSQL_PASS
+* MYSQL_DB or DB_NAME
+* MYSQL_HOST or DB_HOST
+* MYSQL_PORT or DB_PORT
+* MYSQL_USER or DB_USER
+* MYSQL_PASS or DB_PASS
+* DB_DRIVER (defaults to "mysqli" if not set and a DB_NAME is set)
 
 ## Advanced usage