diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5cae20f75..bab318d96b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -414,19 +414,7 @@ tools/monitoring/environments/default/spec.json: $(BIN)/tk $(BIN)/kind
 	echo "import 'monitoring.libsonnet'" > tools/monitoring/environments/default/main.jsonnet
 	$(BIN)/tk env set tools/monitoring/environments/default --server=$(shell $(BIN)/kind get kubeconfig --name pyroscope-dev | grep server: | sed 's/server://g' | xargs) --namespace=monitoring
 
-.PHONY: tools/update_examples
-tools/update_examples:
-	go run tools/update_examples.go
-
-.phony: rideshare/docker/push
-rideshare/docker/push:
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-golang   -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-golang:$(IMAGE_TAG)   examples/golang-push/rideshare
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-loadgen  -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-loadgen:$(IMAGE_TAG) -f examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile.load-generator examples/golang-push/rideshare
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-python   -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-python:$(IMAGE_TAG)   examples/python/rideshare/flask
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-ruby     -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-ruby:$(IMAGE_TAG)     examples/ruby/rideshare_rails
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-dotnet   -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-dotnet:$(IMAGE_TAG)   examples/dotnet/rideshare/
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-java     -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-java:$(IMAGE_TAG)     examples/java/rideshare
-	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-rust     -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-rust:$(IMAGE_TAG)     examples/rust/rideshare
+include Makefile.examples
 
 .PHONY: docs/%
 docs/%:
diff --git a/Makefile.examples b/Makefile.examples
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0345d7e948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.examples
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+.PHONY: tools/update_examples
+tools/update_examples:
+	go run tools/update_examples.go
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push
+rideshare/docker/push: rideshare/docker/push-golang rideshare/docker/push-loadgen rideshare/docker/push-python rideshare/docker/push-ruby rideshare/docker/push-dotnet rideshare/docker/push-java rideshare/docker/push-rust
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-golang
+rideshare/docker/push-golang:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-golang -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-golang:$(IMAGE_TAG) examples/golang-push/rideshare
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-loadgen
+rideshare/docker/push-loadgen:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-loadgen -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-loadgen:$(IMAGE_TAG) -f examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile.load-generator examples/golang-push/rideshare
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-python
+rideshare/docker/push-python:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-python -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-python:$(IMAGE_TAG) examples/python/rideshare/flask
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-ruby
+rideshare/docker/push-ruby:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-ruby -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-ruby:$(IMAGE_TAG) examples/ruby/rideshare_rails
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-dotnet
+rideshare/docker/push-dotnet:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-dotnet -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-dotnet:$(IMAGE_TAG) examples/dotnet/rideshare/
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-java
+rideshare/docker/push-java:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-java -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-java:$(IMAGE_TAG) examples/java/rideshare
+
+.PHONY: rideshare/docker/push-rust
+rideshare/docker/push-rust:
+	docker buildx build --push --platform $(IMAGE_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-rust -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)pyroscope-rideshare-rust:$(IMAGE_TAG) examples/rust/rideshare
diff --git a/examples/dotnet/rideshare/Dockerfile b/examples/dotnet/rideshare/Dockerfile
index 7c1fbbffd3..e7b8f0a9a1 100644
--- a/examples/dotnet/rideshare/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/dotnet/rideshare/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ENV PYROSCOPE_PROFILING_ENABLED=1
 ENV PYROSCOPE_PROFILING_ALLOCATION_ENABLED=true
 ENV PYROSCOPE_PROFILING_CONTENTION_ENABLED=true
 ENV PYROSCOPE_PROFILING_EXCEPTION_ENABLED=true
-ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:5000
+ENV RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
 
 
-CMD ["dotnet", "/dotnet/example.dll"]
+CMD sh -c "ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:${RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT} exec dotnet /dotnet/example.dll"
diff --git a/examples/dotnet/rideshare/docker-compose.yml b/examples/dotnet/rideshare/docker-compose.yml
index a58f7117aa..d628ed4b26 100644
--- a/examples/dotnet/rideshare/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/dotnet/rideshare/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - REGION=us-east
       - PYROSCOPE_LABELS=region:us-east
       - PYROSCOPE_SERVER_ADDRESS=http://pyroscope:4040
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:5000
+      - RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
     build:
       context: .
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
       - REGION=eu-north
       - PYROSCOPE_LABELS=region:eu-north
       - PYROSCOPE_SERVER_ADDRESS=http://pyroscope:4040
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:5000
+      - RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
 
     build:
       context: .
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ services:
       - REGION=ap-south
       - PYROSCOPE_LABELS=region:ap-south
       - PYROSCOPE_SERVER_ADDRESS=http://pyroscope:4040
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:5000
+      - RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
     build:
       context: .
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ services:
       - REGION=ap-south
       - PYROSCOPE_LABELS=region:ap-south-alpine
       - PYROSCOPE_SERVER_ADDRESS=http://pyroscope:4040
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:5000
+      - RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: musl.Dockerfile
diff --git a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/loadgen.go b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/loadgen.go
index d3f54e4775..7dbcd92453 100644
--- a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/loadgen.go
+++ b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/loadgen.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"rideshare/rideshare"
 )
 
-var hosts = []string{}
+var urls = []string{}
 
 var vehicles = []string{
 	"bike",
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ var client *http.Client
 func main() {
 	c := rideshare.ReadConfig()
 	c.AppName = "load-generator"
-	hosts = os.Args[1:]
-	if len(hosts) == 0 {
-		hosts = []string{
-			"us-east",
-			"eu-north",
-			"ap-south",
+	urls = os.Args[1:]
+	if len(urls) == 0 {
+		urls = []string{
+			"http://us-east:5000",
+			"http://eu-north:5000",
+			"http://ap-south:5000",
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func main() {
 		_ = tp.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	}()
 
-	groups := groupHosts(hosts, groupByFactor)
+	groups := groupHosts(urls, groupByFactor)
 	for _, group := range groups {
 		go func(group []string) {
 			for {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func groupHosts(hosts []string, groupsOf int) [][]string {
 	return res
 }
 
-func orderVehicle(ctx context.Context, host, vehicle string) error {
+func orderVehicle(ctx context.Context, baseURL, vehicle string) error {
 	ctx, span := otel.GetTracerProvider().Tracer("").Start(ctx, "OrderVehicle")
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func orderVehicle(ctx context.Context, host, vehicle string) error {
 	}
 
 	span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("vehicle", vehicle))
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:5000/%s", host, vehicle)
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", baseURL, vehicle)
 	fmt.Println("requesting", url)
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
diff --git a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/main.go b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/main.go
index 7bc103edfe..711ba0d8c9 100644
--- a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/main.go
+++ b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ func main() {
 	http.Handle("/scooter", otelhttp.NewHandler(http.HandlerFunc(scooterRoute), "ScooterHandler"))
 	http.Handle("/car", otelhttp.NewHandler(http.HandlerFunc(carRoute), "CarHandler"))
 
-	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":5000", nil))
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%s", config.RideshareListenPort)
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil))
 }
 
 func setupOTEL(c rideshare.Config) (tp *sdktrace.TracerProvider, err error) {
diff --git a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/rideshare/rideshare.go b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/rideshare/rideshare.go
index 635ae9a8df..a4476a6b91 100644
--- a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/rideshare/rideshare.go
+++ b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/rideshare/rideshare.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	ParametersPoolSize       int
 	ParametersPoolBufferSize int
+	RideshareListenPort      string
 }
 
 func ReadConfig() Config {
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ func ReadConfig() Config {
 		// more readable from as an env var, we represent the env var value in
 		// kb.
 		ParametersPoolBufferSize: envIntOrDefault("PARAMETERS_POOL_BUFFER_SIZE_KB", 1000) * 1000,
+
+		RideshareListenPort: os.Getenv("RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT"),
+	}
+	if c.RideshareListenPort == "" {
+		c.RideshareListenPort = "5000"
 	}
 	if c.AppName == "" {
 		c.AppName = "ride-sharing-app"
diff --git a/examples/java/rideshare/Dockerfile b/examples/java/rideshare/Dockerfile
index 72d1744654..732f666b81 100644
--- a/examples/java/rideshare/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/java/rideshare/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ENV PYROSCOPE_PROFILER_ALLOC=512k
 ENV PYROSCOPE_UPLOAD_INTERVAL=15s
 ENV PYROSCOPE_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 ENV PYROSCOPE_SERVER_ADDRESS=http://localhost:4040
+ENV RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
 EXPOSE 5000
 
 COPY --from=builder /opt/app/build/libs/rideshare-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar /opt/app/build/libs/rideshare-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@ WORKDIR /opt/app
 
 ADD https://github.com/grafana/pyroscope-java/releases/download/v0.12.2/pyroscope.jar /opt/app/pyroscope.jar
 
-CMD ["java", "-Dserver.port=5000",  "-javaagent:pyroscope.jar", "-jar", "./build/libs/rideshare-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" ]
+CMD sh -c "exec java -Dserver.port=${RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT} -javaagent:pyroscope.jar -jar ./build/libs/rideshare-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/examples/python/rideshare/flask/lib/server.py b/examples/python/rideshare/flask/lib/server.py
index b762059502..dd67a13f70 100644
--- a/examples/python/rideshare/flask/lib/server.py
+++ b/examples/python/rideshare/flask/lib/server.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 server_addr = os.getenv("PYROSCOPE_SERVER_ADDRESS", "http://pyroscope:4040")
 basic_auth_username = os.getenv("PYROSCOPE_BASIC_AUTH_USER", "")
 basic_auth_password = os.getenv("PYROSCOPE_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD", "")
+port = int(os.getenv("RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT", "5000"))
 
 pyroscope.configure(
 	application_name = app_name,
@@ -49,5 +50,5 @@ def environment():
     return result
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(threaded=False, processes=1, host='0.0.0.0', debug=False)
+    app.run(threaded=False, processes=1, host='0.0.0.0', port=port, debug=False)
 
diff --git a/examples/ruby/rideshare/lib/server.rb b/examples/ruby/rideshare/lib/server.rb
index 67d7985b6a..b6bbcfeb06 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/rideshare/lib/server.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/rideshare/lib/server.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 
 
 set :bind, '0.0.0.0'
-set :port, 5000
+set :port, ENV["RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT"] || 5000
 
 run Sinatra::Application.run!
diff --git a/examples/ruby/rideshare_rails/Dockerfile b/examples/ruby/rideshare_rails/Dockerfile
index 98b0a56583..fc7f2f9aca 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/rideshare_rails/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/ruby/rideshare_rails/Dockerfile
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@ EXPOSE 5000
 
 RUN rm -f tmp/pids/server.pid
 
-CMD ["rails", "s", "-b", "0.0.0.0", "-p", "5000"]
+ENV RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT=5000
+
+CMD sh -c "exec rails s -b 0.0.0.0 -p ${RIDESHARE_LISTEN_PORT}"