From 4d07eaf54110691ac280a4804cbbd7a91fe3d1da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Waleed Latif <walif6@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:45:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README.md

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 README.md | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26fd9f2c84..a8c78846e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,11 +94,16 @@ npm install
 # Copy .env.example to .env
 cp .env.example .env
 
-# Configure your .env file with:
+# Configure your .env file with the required environment variables:
 # - Database connection (PostgreSQL)
-# - Authentication settings
+# - Authentication settings (Better-Auth Secret)
 ```
 
+⚠️ **Important Notes:**
+- If `RESEND_API_KEY` is not set, verification codes for login/signup will be logged to the console.
+- You can use these logged codes for testing authentication locally.
+- For production environments, you should set up a proper email provider.
+
 3. **Set Up Database**
 
 ```bash