From c259da8524fc9c454d41bff87e7b8765d79d6528 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mendon Kissling <59585235+mendonk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:23:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] use-env-example-in-docker-compose

---
 docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx | 16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx b/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx
index ee62b16d..67f4ae89 100644
--- a/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ For more information on virtual environments, see [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv
    uv run openrag
    ```
 
-    The OpenRAG TUI opens.
+   The OpenRAG TUI opens.
 
 5. To install OpenRAG with Basic Setup, click **Basic Setup** or press <kbd>1</kbd>. Basic Setup does not set up OAuth connections for ingestion from Google Drive, OneDrive, or AWS. For OAuth setup, see [Advanced Setup](#advanced-setup).
    The TUI prompts you for the required startup values.
@@ -119,10 +119,16 @@ To install OpenRAG with Docker Compose:
    cd openrag
    ```
 
-2. Create a `.env` file in the repository root.
-    ```
-    touch .env
-    ```
+2. Copy the example `.env` file that is included in the repository root.
+  The example file includes all environment variables with comments to guide you in finding and setting their values.
+   ```bash
+   cp .env.example .env
+   ```
+
+   Alternatively, create a new `.env` file in the repository root.
+   ```
+   touch .env
+   ```
 
 3. Set environment variables. The Docker Compose files are populated with values from your `.env`, so the following values are **required** to be set: