Hi — found a concrete contributor onboarding gap while comparing config files against docs:
.env.example:2-125 defines DATABASE_URL and NODE_ENV as required for local dev — README.md:92-94 mentions neither
A new contributor clones the repo, misses these vars, and hits connection failures on first run with no clear pointer to what's missing.
Proposed fix — add to the Environment Setup section in README.md:
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...
NODE_ENV=development
Happy to open a PR if confirmed.
Hi — found a concrete contributor onboarding gap while comparing config files against docs:
.env.example:2-125definesDATABASE_URLandNODE_ENVas required for local dev —README.md:92-94mentions neitherA new contributor clones the repo, misses these vars, and hits connection failures on first run with no clear pointer to what's missing.
Proposed fix — add to the Environment Setup section in
README.md:Happy to open a PR if confirmed.