diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/action/action.go b/internal/manage/actions/action/action.go
index a7dcc9b..4f3eb00 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/action/action.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/action/action.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package action
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/OpenSlides/openslides-cli/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/OpenSlides/openslides-cli/internal/manage/client"
@@ -46,8 +47,16 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 	passwordFile := cmd.Flags().String("password-file", "", "file with password for authorization (required)")
 	payloadFile := cmd.Flags().StringP("file", "f", "", "JSON file with the payload, or - for stdin")
 
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	if addressEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_ADDRESS"); addressEnv != "" {
+		address = &addressEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
+	}
+	if passwordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_PASSWORD_FILE"); passwordFileEnv != "" {
+		passwordFile = &passwordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	}
 
 	cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		logger.Info("=== ACTION ===")
diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/createuser/createuser.go b/internal/manage/actions/createuser/createuser.go
index c2668c8..43fdb5b 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/createuser/createuser.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/createuser/createuser.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package createuser
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/OpenSlides/openslides-cli/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/OpenSlides/openslides-cli/internal/manage/client"
@@ -46,8 +47,16 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 	passwordFile := cmd.Flags().String("password-file", "", "file with password for authorization (required)")
 	userFile := cmd.Flags().StringP("file", "f", "", "JSON file with user data, or - for stdin")
 
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	if addressEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_ADDRESS"); addressEnv != "" {
+		address = &addressEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
+	}
+	if passwordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_PASSWORD_FILE"); passwordFileEnv != "" {
+		passwordFile = &passwordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	}
 
 	cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		logger.Info("=== CREATE USER ===")
diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/get/get.go b/internal/manage/actions/get/get.go
index 5918dbd..1e49914 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/get/get.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/get/get.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -94,12 +95,31 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 	postgresDatabase := cmd.Flags().String("postgres-database", "", "PostgreSQL database (required)")
 	postgresPasswordFile := cmd.Flags().String("postgres-password-file", "", "PostgreSQL password file (required)")
 
-	// Mark PostgreSQL flags as required
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-host")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-port")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-user")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-database")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-password-file")
+	if postgresHostEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_POSTGRES_HOST"); postgresHostEnv != "" {
+		postgresHost = &postgresHostEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-host")
+	}
+	if postgresPortEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_POSTGRES_PORT"); postgresPortEnv != "" {
+		postgresPort = &postgresPortEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-port")
+	}
+	if postgresUserEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_POSTGRES_USER"); postgresUserEnv != "" {
+		postgresUser = &postgresUserEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-user")
+	}
+	if postgresDatabaseEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_POSTGRES_DATABASE"); postgresDatabaseEnv != "" {
+		postgresDatabase = &postgresDatabaseEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-database")
+	}
+	if postgresPasswordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE"); postgresPasswordFileEnv != "" {
+		postgresPasswordFile = &postgresPasswordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("postgres-password-file")
+	}
 
 	// Query flags
 	fields := cmd.Flags().StringSlice("fields", nil, "only include the provided fields in output")
diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/initialdata/initialdata.go b/internal/manage/actions/initialdata/initialdata.go
index 62e2cab..09248b6 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/initialdata/initialdata.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/initialdata/initialdata.go
@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 	superadminPasswordFile := cmd.Flags().String("superadmin-password-file", "", "file with superadmin password (required)")
 	dataFile := cmd.Flags().StringP("file", "f", "", "JSON file with initial data, or - for stdin")
 
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	if addressEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_ADDRESS"); addressEnv != "" {
+		address = &addressEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
+	}
+	if passwordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_PASSWORD_FILE"); passwordFileEnv != "" {
+		passwordFile = &passwordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	}
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("superadmin-password-file")
 
 	cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/migrations/migrations.go b/internal/manage/actions/migrations/migrations.go
index d4773ef..98afc8e 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -115,8 +116,16 @@ func createMigrationCmd(name, description string, withProgressTracking bool) *co
 	address := cmd.Flags().StringP("address", "a", "", "address of the OpenSlides backendManage service (required)")
 	passwordFile := cmd.Flags().String("password-file", "", "file with password for authorization (required)")
 
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	if addressEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_ADDRESS"); addressEnv != "" {
+		address = &addressEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
+	}
+	if passwordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_PASSWORD_FILE"); passwordFileEnv != "" {
+		passwordFile = &passwordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	}
 
 	var progressInterval *time.Duration
 	if withProgressTracking {
diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/set/set.go b/internal/manage/actions/set/set.go
index fde5945..2ca1e3f 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/set/set.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/set/set.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package set
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -62,8 +63,16 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 	passwordFile := cmd.Flags().String("password-file", "", "file with password for authorization (required)")
 	payloadFile := cmd.Flags().StringP("file", "f", "", "JSON file with the payload, or - for stdin")
 
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	if addressEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_ADDRESS"); addressEnv != "" {
+		address = &addressEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
+	}
+	if passwordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_PASSWORD_FILE"); passwordFileEnv != "" {
+		passwordFile = &passwordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	}
 
 	cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		logger.Info("=== SET ACTION ===")
diff --git a/internal/manage/actions/setpassword/setpassword.go b/internal/manage/actions/setpassword/setpassword.go
index 848d97c..4f105c4 100644
--- a/internal/manage/actions/setpassword/setpassword.go
+++ b/internal/manage/actions/setpassword/setpassword.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package setpassword
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/OpenSlides/openslides-cli/internal/logger"
@@ -30,8 +31,16 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 	password := cmd.Flags().StringP("password", "p", "", "new password of the user (required)")
 	userID := cmd.Flags().Int64P("user_id", "u", 0, "ID of the user account (required)")
 
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	if addressEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_ADDRESS"); addressEnv != "" {
+		address = &addressEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("address")
+	}
+	if passwordFileEnv := os.Getenv("OSMANAGE_BACKEND_PASSWORD_FILE"); passwordFileEnv != "" {
+		passwordFile = &passwordFileEnv
+	} else {
+		_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password-file")
+	}
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("user_id")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("password")