From 53f8664b40a8e63797a1adbd892f15f77b916629 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dylan De Faoite <98231127+ThisBirchWood@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:32:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update README with .env file setup instructions

Added instructions for creating .env files before starting the application.
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 README.md | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c39d3cd..f0ba2f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ This VoD system began as a small project back in my 5th year of secondary school
 - JDK 21+
 - Node.js 16+
 - FFMPEG
+- Google Client keys
 ## Steps
-1. Spin up docker container with `docker compose up`
-2. Run `./mvnw clean package` to build the jar
-3. Run `./mvnw spring-boot:run` to run the backend section
-4. Run `cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev` to build and run the frontend
-5. Endpoints should be available at 8080 (backend) and 5173 (frontend)
+1. Create your own two `.env` files based off the `example.env` files in the root and in the frontend folder 
+2. Spin up docker container with `docker compose up`
+3. Run `./mvnw clean package` to build the jar
+4. Run `./mvnw spring-boot:run` to run the backend section
+5. Run `cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev` to build and run the frontend
+6. Endpoints should be available at 8080 (backend) and 5173 (frontend)
 
 # Future Plans
 
@@ -32,4 +34,4 @@ This VoD system began as a small project back in my 5th year of secondary school
 - **Testing**
     - Unit tests, including coverage for FFMPEG-related functionality
 - **API Documentation**
-  - Comprehensive and maintainable backend API docs
\ No newline at end of file
+  - Comprehensive and maintainable backend API docs