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@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ nbscloud requires `java>=18`
 ### `deploy.sh`
 
 ## Config
-To adjust the default configuration create the file `~/.config/nbscloud/application.properties`. It allows overwriting
-properties from every configuration file of nbscloud. To get a full list of existing properties look at the following
-files:
+To adjust the default configuration adjust the key-value pairs in the `.env` file. Keep in mind that not all properties
+are mentioned in there. To see all available properties click through the available properties files below:
 |File|Description|
 |----|-----------|
 |[application.properties](./web-container/src/main/resources/config/application.properties)|Main config file providing general app properties|
diff --git a/examples/.env b/examples/.env
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+# nbscloud will look for and store files in this directory - mind the permissions
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_BASEDIR=
+
+# Whether dark mode should be used by default
+NBSCLOUD_WEBCONTAINER_SHARED_DARKMODE=true
+
+# Knob to configure whether hidden files are shown
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_FILTERHIDDEN=true
+
+# Whether to use the trash bin or directly removefiles
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_USETRASHBIN=true
+
+# Knob to configure the name of the trash bin directory
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_TRASHBINNAME=nbs.internal/nbs.trashbin
+
+# Knob to configure the amount of character after which the filename
+# will be truncated
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_TRUNCATEFILENAMECHARS=130
+
+# Knob to configure the name of the shares directory
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_SHARESNAME=nbs.internal/nbs.shares
+
+# Knob to configure the name of the app directory
+NBSCLOUD_FILES_APPDIR=nbs.internal/apps
+
+# The address the embedded tomcat listens on - you probably want to keep this on localhost
+SERVER_ADDRESS=localhost
+
+SERVER_SERVLET_CONTEXTPATH=/nbscloud
+SERVER_PORT=8082
+
+# No upload sze restriction
+SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAXFILESIZE=-1
+SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAXREQUESTSIZE=-1
+
+LOGGING_LEVEL_DE_NBSCLOUD=DEBUG
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diff --git a/examples/docker-compose.yml b/examples/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  app:
+    image: your-registry.com/nbscloud:latest
+    ports:
+      - "8082:8082"
+    restart: always
+    env_file:
+      - .env
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