diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 825005e..325853c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
-DATABASE_NAME=ucrm-db
+DATABASE_HOST=localhost
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
 DATABASE_USER=user
-DATABASE_PASS=pass
\ No newline at end of file
+DATABASE_PASS=pass
+DATABASE_NAME=ucrm-db
+CORS_CLIENT_URLS=*
+JWT_SECRET=super-secret
+JWT_SECRET_EXPIRES_IN=600000
+ENVIRONMENT=development
+PORT=8000
+NODE_ENV=development
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 317e7e7..091f136 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 ```bash
 $ yarn install
+$ cp .env.example .env
 ```
 
 ## Running the app