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@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ Don't forget to direct your terminal to the Vencloud directory, e.g. via `cd Ven
 #### Natively
 
 > [!WARNING]
-> At the current moment, Go 21 is not yet supported, you'll need Go 20!  
+> At the current moment, Go 21 is not yet supported, you'll need Go 20!
 > An easy way to get Go 20 is to run `go install golang.org/dl/go1.20.0@latest` and then use the `go1.20` command instead of `go`
 
 1. Install the [Go programming language](https://go.dev/dl/)
 2. Build the code: `go build -o backend`
-3. Start the server: `./backend`
+3. Start the server:
+   ```sh
+   source .env
+
+   ./backend
+   ```