From f9958abcf46b96fd2d238a02bec2b1d4035295fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gurjeet Singh Virdee
 <73753957+gurjeetsinghvirdee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:15:21 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add .env setup instructions to contribution guide

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index db89ef5c1f..2ac16b812b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Once you've cloned the Appwrite website repo, running the following command to i
 pnpm i
 ```
 
+**Locate the `.env.example` file in the root directory and rename it to `.env`.** This file contains the required environment variables for the project to function properly.
+
 Then, run the following command to start a development server.
 
 ```sh