diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
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@@ -7,3 +7,22 @@
 #   listener - configure instance for a single Person who is focused on listening (a fan, a music collector, someone who wants to share their library with others)
 INSTALLATION_MODE=multilabel
 
+# DATABASE_URI represents the connection string for establishing a connection to the data store for this instance 
+DATABASE_URI=sqlite::memory:
+
+# FILESTORE takes one of the following values:
+#   local - use local filesystem for storage
+#   s3 - use an S3 API compatible object storage server for storage
+FILESTORE=local
+
+# S3_URI represents the connection string for establishing a connection to the storage system if FILESTORE=s3 
+S3_URI=
+
+# SERVER_ADMIN_NAME is the name to display as the technical/administrative contact for this instance
+SERVER_ADMIN_NAME=DJ Sundog
+
+# SERVER_ADMIN_EMAIL is the email address to display for the technical/administrative contact for this instance
+SERVER_ADMIN_EMAIL=sundog@reclaim.technology
+
+# SERVER_NAME is an optional display name for this instance. If not set, the server's fully-qualified domain name will be used.
+SERVER_NAME=Sundogistani Records