From 9c8911abe12bc3c1ecf0416aa68b5302e51efcf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Janis <janis.meister87@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:47:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add .env documentation

---
 README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7afba8..18f281a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Markdown-based tutorials and articles webapp, built using Docker, NextJS & Prism
 
 ## Getting Started
 
+1. Create a `.env` file in the root directory and add the following variables:
+
+```bash
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres?schema=explainegy"
+```
+
 ```bash
 docker compose up -d
 npm run dev