diff --git a/.env.docker b/.env.docker
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index 0000000000..4309285e8d
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@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+########################################################################
+# ------------ MANDATORY (CHANGE ACCORDING TO YOUR SETUP) ------------#
+########################################################################
+
+
+############
+#  Basics  #
+############
+
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET=RANDOM_STRING
+
+NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
+DATABASE_URL='postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/snoopforms?schema=public'
+
+################
+#  Mail Setup  #
+################
+
+# Necessary if email verification and password reset are enabled.
+# See optional configurations below if you want to disable these features.
+
+# MAIL_FROM=noreply@example.com
+# SMTP_HOST=localhost
+# SMTP_PORT=1025
+# SMTP_SECURE_ENABLED=0 # Enable for TLS (port 465)
+# SMTP_USER=smtpUser
+# SMTP_PASSWORD=smtpPassword
+
+
+########################################################################
+# ------------------------------ OPTIONAL -----------------------------#
+########################################################################
+
+# Uncomment the variables you would like to use and customize the values.
+
+#####################
+# Disable Features  #
+#####################
+
+# Email Verification. If you enable Email Verification you have to setup SMTP-Settings, too.
+EMAIL_VERIFICATION_DISABLED=1
+
+# Password Reset. If you enable Password Reset functionality you have to setup SMTP-Settings, too.
+PASSWORD_RESET_DISABLED=1
+
+#######################
+# Additional Options  #
+#######################
+
+# TERMS_URL=https://www.example.com/terms
+# PRIVACY_URL=https://www.example.com/privacy
+# PUBLIC_IMPRINT_URL=https://www.example.com/imprint
+# PUBLIC_PRIVACY_URL=https://www.example.com/enduserPrivacy
+
+######################
+#  Posthog Tracking  #
+######################
+
+# POSTHOG_API_HOST=https://app.posthog.com
+# POSTHOG_API_KEY=<YOUR POSTHOG API KEY>
+
+###############
+#  Telemetry  #
+###############
+
+# We also track anononymous usage telemetry on the server to improve snoopForms.
+# That way we can see how many people use snoopForms.
+# We can't identify you, or your users and only receive the number of submissions on your instance.
+# You help us a lot, if you leave this activated.
+# If you still want to opt-out, uncomment the next line.
+# TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ git clone https://github.com/formbricks/snoopforms.git && cd snoopforms
 
 ```
 
-Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example` and change all fields according to your setup. You need to uncomment the right line for the `DATABASE_URL` for the database connection to work. Also you need to configure the SMTP settings for the signup process with verification emails to work. If you don't have a mail server for sending email, you need to disable email verification (`EMAIL_VERIFICATION_DISABLED=1`) and password reset (`PASSWORD_RESET_DISABLED=1`).
+Create a `.env` file based on `.env.docker` and change all fields according to your setup. This file comes with a basic setup and snoopForms works without making any changes to the file. To enable email sending functionality you need to configure the SMTP settings in the `.env` file. If you configured your email credentials, you can also comment the following lines to enable email verification (`# EMAIL_VERIFICATION_DISABLED=1`) and password reset (`# PASSWORD_RESET_DISABLED=1`).
 
-Copy the `.env.example` file to `.env` and edit it with an editor of your choice.
+Copy the `.env.docker` file to `.env` and edit it with an editor of your choice if needed.
 
 ```
 
-cp .env.example .env
+cp .env.docker .env
 
 ```