diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 6be5f518b..085dd54cf 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
-OPENAI_API_KEY=sk
-WEAVIATE_URL =
-WEAVIATE_API_KEY =
-ENV = docker
-POSTGRES_USER = bla
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD = bla
-POSTGRES_DB = bubu
-POSTGRES_HOST = localhost
-POSTGRES_HOST_DOCKER = postgres
-COG_ARCH_DIR = cognee
-GRAPH_DB_URL =
-GRAPH_DB_PW =
-GRAPH_DB_USER =
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID =
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY =
-QDRANT_API_KEY =
-QDRANT_API_URL =
-DB_TYPE = sqlite
-GRAPHISTRY_USERNAME = xxx
-GRAPHISTRY_PASSWORD = xxx
+ENV="local"
+TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM="false"
+LLM_API_KEY=
+
+GRAPHISTRY_USERNAME=
+GRAPHISTRY_PASSWORD=
+
+SENTRY_REPORTING_URL=
+
+GRAPH_DATABASE_PROVIDER="neo4j" # or "networkx"
+# Not needed if using networkx
+GRAPH_DATABASE_URL=
+GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME=
+GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD=
+
+VECTOR_ENGINE_PROVIDER="qdrant" # or "weaviate" or "lancedb"
+# Not needed if using "lancedb"
+VECTOR_DB_URL=
+VECTOR_DB_KEY=
+
+DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_USERNAME=cognee
+DB_PASSWORD=cognee
+DB_DATABASE=cognee_db
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_neo4j.yml b/.github/workflows/test_neo4j.yml
index fe1bc1364..ae06fe458 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_neo4j.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_neo4j.yml
@@ -80,19 +80,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default Neo4j
         env:
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          ENV: 'dev'
           LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.NEO4J_API_URL }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEO4J_API_KEY }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME: "neo4j"
-          ENV: 'dev'
-          POSTGRES_USER: cognee
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: cognee
-          POSTGRES_DB: cognee_db
-          POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
-          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__HOST: 127.0.0.1
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__USERNAME: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PASSWORD: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__DATABASE: cognee_db
+          DB_USER: cognee
+          DB_PASSWORD: cognee
+          DB_NAME: cognee_db
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_PORT: 5432
         run: poetry run python ./cognee/tests/test_neo4j.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python_3_10.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python_3_10.yml
index 0a2452a6d..88b4af1ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python_3_10.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_python_3_10.yml
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default basic pipeline
         env:
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           ENV: 'dev'
-          PGUSER: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__HOST: localhost
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__USERNAME: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PASSWORD: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__DATABASE: cognee_db
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PORT: 5432
+          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_USERNAME: cognee
+          DB_PASSWORD: cognee
+          DB_DATABASE: cognee_db
+          DB_PORT: 5432
         run: poetry run python ./cognee/tests/test_library.py
 
       - name: Clean up disk space
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python_3_11.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python_3_11.yml
index adc9a5db4..eb1e07f4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python_3_11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_python_3_11.yml
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default basic pipeline
         env:
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           ENV: 'dev'
-          PGUSER: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__HOST: localhost
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__USERNAME: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PASSWORD: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__DATABASE: cognee_db
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PORT: 5432
+          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_USERNAME: cognee
+          DB_PASSWORD: cognee
+          DB_DATABASE: cognee_db
+          DB_PORT: 5432
         run: poetry run python ./cognee/tests/test_library.py
 
       - name: Clean up disk space
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python_3_9.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python_3_9.yml
index 6c679ce48..7abe8cfa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python_3_9.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_python_3_9.yml
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default basic pipeline
         env:
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           ENV: 'dev'
-          PGUSER: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__HOST: localhost
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__USERNAME: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PASSWORD: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__DATABASE: cognee_db
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PORT: 5432
+          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_USERNAME: cognee
+          DB_PASSWORD: cognee
+          DB_DATABASE: cognee_db
+          DB_PORT: 5432
         run: poetry run python ./cognee/tests/test_library.py
 
       - name: Clean up disk space
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_qdrant.yml b/.github/workflows/test_qdrant.yml
index 105da7d88..627807b61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_qdrant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_qdrant.yml
@@ -80,18 +80,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default Qdrant
         env:
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          ENV: 'dev'
           LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           VECTOR_DB_URL: ${{ secrets.QDRANT_API_URL }}
           VECTOR_DB_KEY: ${{ secrets.QDRANT_API_KEY }}
-          ENV: 'dev'
-          POSTGRES_USER: cognee
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: cognee
-          POSTGRES_DB: cognee_db
-          POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
-          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__HOST: 127.0.0.1
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__USERNAME: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PASSWORD: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__DATABASE: cognee_db
+          DB_USER: cognee
+          DB_PASSWORD: cognee
+          DB_NAME: cognee_db
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_PORT: 5432
         run: poetry run python ./cognee/tests/test_qdrant.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_weaviate.yml b/.github/workflows/test_weaviate.yml
index 39bde5514..6d8849424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_weaviate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_weaviate.yml
@@ -80,18 +80,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default Weaviate
         env:
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          ENV: 'dev'
           LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           VECTOR_DB_URL: ${{ secrets.WEAVIATE_API_URL }}
           VECTOR_DB_KEY: ${{ secrets.WEAVIATE_API_KEY }}
-          ENV: 'dev'
-          POSTGRES_USER: cognee
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: cognee
-          POSTGRES_DB: cognee_db
-          POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
-          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__HOST: 127.0.0.1
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__USERNAME: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__PASSWORD: cognee
-          DESTINATION__POSTGRES__CREDENTIALS__DATABASE: cognee_db
+          DB_USER: cognee
+          DB_PASSWORD: cognee
+          DB_NAME: cognee_db
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_PORT: 5432
         run: poetry run python ./cognee/tests/test_weaviate.py
diff --git a/cognee/base_config.py b/cognee/base_config.py
index 9d3f4089d..d2245ef6e 100644
--- a/cognee/base_config.py
+++ b/cognee/base_config.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ class BaseConfig(BaseSettings):
     monitoring_tool: object = MonitoringTool.LANGFUSE
     graphistry_username: Optional[str] = None
     graphistry_password: Optional[str] = None
-    aws_access_key_id: Optional[str] = None
-    aws_secret_access_key: Optional[str] = None
 
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file = ".env", extra = "allow")