diff --git a/.example-env b/.env.example
similarity index 64%
rename from .example-env
rename to .env.example
index 18e3ff6ec..5967783c1 100644
--- a/.example-env
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-# You must set these
+# YOU MUST SET THESE VARIABLES
+# Resend is an email service used for signing in to Trigger.dev via a Magic Link.
+### Visit https://resend.com, create an account and get your API key. Then insert it below along with your From and Reply To email addresses. Visit https://resend.com/docs for more information.
 RESEND_API_KEY=<api_key>
 FROM_EMAIL=
 REPLY_TO_EMAIL=
 
-# You might like to modify these
+# YOU MIGHT LIKE TO MODIFY THESE VARIABLES
 SESSION_SECRET=abcdef1234
 MAGIC_LINK_SECRET=abcdef1234
 LOGIN_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3030
@@ -13,11 +15,11 @@ APP_ENV=development
 APP_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3030
 NODE_ENV=development
 
-# Optional
+# OPTIONAL VARIABLES
 AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
 AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=
 
-# Cloud
+# CLOUD VARIABLES
 POSTHOG_PROJECT_KEY=
 PLAIN_API_KEY= 
 SEED_CLOUD=