From 71c0b543f18947ecef98885ef2ae038761a78162 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: VahantSharma Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:10:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify .env.dev vs .env.example usage in DEVELOPMENT.md --- DEVELOPMENT.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md index 6ea0b5e40..561643f2d 100644 --- a/DEVELOPMENT.md +++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ - Create a local copy of this Git repository (clone) - Copy the file `.env.dev` to `.env` and populate it with your data (`cp .env.dev .env`) +> **Note:** `.env.example` is intended for self-hosting the full application via Docker and uses Docker-internal hostnames (e.g. `postgres:5432`), which will not work when running Prisma or the API directly on the host. + ### Setup 1. Run `npm install`