Index: .env.example
===================================================================
--- .env.example	(revision b57954f5b1139e87375fcacfd3514ab148f5e626)
+++ .env.example	(revision b57954f5b1139e87375fcacfd3514ab148f5e626)
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=x
+DB_USER=x
+DB_NAME=x
+DB_HOST=x
+
+VITE_USE_OAUTH=false
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=x
Index: .gitignore
===================================================================
--- .gitignore	(revision 9091349b0992e13a688f2a5352ba6eba5ac83711)
+++ .gitignore	(revision b57954f5b1139e87375fcacfd3514ab148f5e626)
@@ -72,5 +72,4 @@
 .env
 backend/.env
-.env.*
 
 
Index: README.md
===================================================================
--- README.md	(revision 9091349b0992e13a688f2a5352ba6eba5ac83711)
+++ README.md	(revision b57954f5b1139e87375fcacfd3514ab148f5e626)
@@ -14,48 +14,32 @@
 ### 1. Clone this repository:
 
-`git clone https://github.com/gavro081/izberi_izboren.git`
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/gavro081/izberi_izboren.git
+```
 
 ### 2. Set up environment variables
 
-Create two .env files with the following configurations:
-
-In the backend/ directory (for Django):
+Copy the `.env.example` files to `.env` and adjust values accordingly.
 
 ```bash
-DB_NAME=x
-DB_USER=x
-DB_PASS=x
-DB_HOST=x
-DB_PORT=5432
-
-USE_OAUTH=False
+cp .env.example .env
+cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
 ```
-
-In the root directory (for Docker Compose and PostgreSQL):
-
-```bash
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=x
-DB_USER=x
-DB_NAME=x
-DB_HOST=x
-VITE_USE_OAUTH=false
-```
-</br>
-
 
 **NOTE**: This project uses OAuth2 to enable Google login. By default, it’s disabled for convenience.  
 If you’d like to use Google login, follow [this guide](https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6158849?hl=en) to create your credentials. Then make the following changes:
 
-**In the backend .env:**
+**In `backend/.env`:**
 
-```bash
-GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<your_google_client_id>
-GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<your_google_client_secret>
+```env
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<google_client_id>
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<google_client_secret>
 USE_OAUTH=True
 ```
-**In the root .env:**
 
-```bash
-GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<your_google_client_id> # exclude the '.apps.googleusercontent.com' part
+**In the root `.env`:**
+
+```env
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<google_client_id> # exclude the '.apps.googleusercontent.com' part
 VITE_USE_OAUTH=true
 ```
@@ -63,9 +47,9 @@
 If you run into any issues, feel free to [open an issue](https://github.com/gavro081/izberi_izboren/issues).
 
-> Adjust the values according to your environment
-
 ### 3. Build and run the project using Docker Compose:
 
-`docker-compose up --build`
+```bash
+docker-compose up --build
+```
 
 > Make sure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed on your system.
@@ -85,7 +69,8 @@
 
 Run the fill_db script to load data into the database:
-`docker-compose exec backend python3 manage.py fill_db`
 
-> For windows users, use python or py instead of python3
+```bash
+docker-compose exec backend python3 manage.py fill_db
+```
 
 ## Notes
Index: backend/.env.example
===================================================================
--- backend/.env.example	(revision b57954f5b1139e87375fcacfd3514ab148f5e626)
+++ backend/.env.example	(revision b57954f5b1139e87375fcacfd3514ab148f5e626)
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+DB_NAME=x
+DB_USER=x
+DB_PASS=x
+DB_HOST=x
+DB_PORT=x
+
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=x
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=x
+
+USE_OAUTH=False