From a2a7f5ef5c287daf21e7c64f49aca9ced09cc2a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Moor <tom.moor@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:57:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update docs to recommend against using .env in prod [ci skip]

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 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9ddc8777..41181a9c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ For a self-hosted production installation there is more flexibility, but these a
    > Requires [Node.js, npm](https://nodejs.org/) and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) installed
 
 1. Build the web app with `yarn build:webpack` or `npm run build:webpack`
-1. Copy the file `.env.sample` to `.env` and fill out at least the essential fields:
+1. Using the `.env.sample` as a reference, set the required variables in your production environment. The following are required as a minimum:
     1. `SECRET_KEY` (follow instructions in the comments of `.env`)
     1. `SLACK_KEY` (this is called "Client ID" in Slack admin)
     1. `SLACK_SECRET`