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@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ The architecture is based off these two projects:
 - [inKino](https://github.com/roughike/inKino) - [Iiro Krankka](https://twitter.com/koorankka)
 
 ## Developer Notes
+- Run `cp .env.dart.example .env.dart` when setting up the app to create the config file.
 - Run `flutter packages pub run build_runner build` to regenerate the model files
 
 ## Contributions