diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ad04b15..72abf6e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,11 +21,23 @@ A decentralized music tracking and discovery platform built on the AT Protocol 
    npm install -g turbo
    bun install
    ```
-3. Run the database migrations:
+3. Set up the environment variables:
+  ````
+    cp apps/api/.env.example apps/api/.env
+  ```
+4. Start the Docker containers:
+   ```bash
+   docker compose up
+   ```
+5. Run the database migrations:
    ```bash
    turbo db:migrate --filter=@rocksky/api
    ```
-4. Start the development server:
+6. Start Analytics API:
+   ```bash
+   cargo run -p analytics --release -- serve
+   ```
+7. Start the development server:
    ```bash
    turbo dev --filter=@rocksky/api --filter=@rocksky/web
    ```
diff --git a/apps/api/.env.example b/apps/api/.env.example
index cf058404..33658365 100644
--- a/apps/api/.env.example
+++ b/apps/api/.env.example
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SPOTIFY_ENCRYPTION_KEY="your spotify encryption secret"
 SPOTIFY_ENCRYPRION_IV="your spotify encryption iv"
 ROCKSKY_BETA_TOKEN="your rocksky beta token"
 
-NATS_URL="nats://localhost:4222"
+NATS_URL="nats://localhost:4223"
 ANALYTICS_URL="http://localhost:7879"
 
 DROPBOX_REDIRECT_URI="http://localhost:8000/dropbox/oauth/callback"
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ DROPBOX_CLIENT_ID=""
 DROPBOX_CLIENT_SECRET=""
 GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI="http://localhost:8000/googledrive/oauth/callback"
 
-POSTGTRES_URL="postgresql://postgres@localhost:5432/rocksky"
-MEILISEARCH_API_KEY="masterkey"
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+# The following envs depends on your docker compose setup
+POSTGTRES_URL="postgresql://postgres:mysecretpassword@localhost:5433/rocksky"
+MEILISEARCH_API_KEY="masterkey"
+REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6380"
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