diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:cv@localhost:5432/mlh-hackathon-starter-flask"
+GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="*********************"
+GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="************************"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ celerybeat-schedule
 *.sage.py
 
 # Environments
-.env
 .venv
 env/
 venv/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ You need to be able to connect to a database either on your own computer (locall
 You will need to know the connection URL for your application which we will call `DATABASE_URL` in your environment variables. Here is an example:
 
 ```
-postgresql://localhost:5432/mlh-hackathon-starter-flask
+postgresql://Username:password@localhost:5432/mlh-hackathon-starter-flask
+
 ```
+Here the credentials are of pg admin username and password.
 
 **Step 5: Update environment variables and run the Server.**