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@@ -44,7 +44,19 @@ Current features
 
 - `pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
-- Create `.env` file inside the root directory and setup your database (DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, DB_PORT)
+- Create `.env` file inside the root directory and include config variables
+- NOTE: Your `.env` file should contain the following variables
+```config
+DB_NAME=[YOUR_DB_NAME]
+DB_USER=[DB_ADMIN_NAME]
+DB_PASSWORD=[DB_PASSWORD]
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_PORT=
+USER_EMAIL=[YOUR_EMAIL]
+USER_PASSWORD=[EMAIL_PASSWORD]
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=LEAVE_THIS_BLANK_FOR_NOW
+STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=LEAVE_THIS_BLANK_FOR_NOW
+```
 
 - `python manage.py makemigrations`