From 96fc27067d0bed74ee817680320b1aad100948f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: azurejelly <178000437+azurejelly@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:55:38 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] [no ci] docs(build): reference `.env.example` instead

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 docs/GETTING_STARTED.md | 19 ++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md b/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
index 0eee2b0..1edb1ab 100644
--- a/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
+++ b/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
@@ -9,19 +9,25 @@ This file covers how to get started with VERT.
 - [Using Docker](#using-docker)
 
 ### Prerequisites
+
 Make sure you have the following installed:
 - [Bun](https://bun.sh/)
 
 ### Installation
+
+First, clone the repository:
 ```sh
-# Clone the repository
 $ git clone https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT
 $ cd VERT/
+```
 
-# Install dependencies
+Install dependencies:
+```sh
 $ bun i
 ```
 
+And finally, make sure you create a `.env` file in the root of the project. We've included a [`.env.example`](../.env.example) file which you can use to get started.
+
 ### Running Locally
 
 To run the project locally, run `bun dev`.
@@ -30,15 +36,6 @@ This will start a development server. Open your browser and navigate to `http://
 
 ### Building for Production
 
-Before building for production, make sure you create a `.env` file in the root of the project with the following content:
-
-```sh
-PUB_HOSTNAME=example.com # change to your domain, only gets used for Plausible (for now)
-PUB_PLAUSIBLE_URL=https://plausible.example.com # can be empty if not using Plausible
-PUB_ENV=production # "production", "development" or "nightly"
-PUB_VERTD_URL=https://vertd.vert.sh # default vertd instance
-```
-
 To build the project for production, run `bun run build`.
 
 This will build the site to the `build` folder. You should then use a web server like [nginx](https://nginx.org) to serve the files inside that folder.