From e5cfdc592ae0dc0f39105a033ed296decdcb8df6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Carlos Santos <4a.santos@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:55:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update README to clarify backend environment variable
 configuration for development

---
 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ae8815..fa3a515 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ cd openvidu-meet
 
 **3. Start the Backend**
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> For development purposes, the backend application uses the `backend/.env.development` file to load environment variables. You can customize the values in this file to suit your local development environment.
+
+
 ```bash
 cd backend && \
 npm run start:dev