diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index ebfc96a..dc67643 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ API_TOKEN_SALT=tobemodified
 ADMIN_JWT_SECRET=tobemodified
 TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT=tobemodified
 JWT_SECRET=tobemodified
+
+DATABASE_CLIENT=sqlite
+DATABASE_FILENAME=dbLocation # in dev, will use backend root dir, in prod, will be from server os root dir so should be /var/data/strapi.db or similar