diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index cc6fc2b5..6d2647eb 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 NODE_ENV=production
 AUTH_SECRET=superscretchangeitplz
+# Generate your own master key by running: python3 -c "import os, base64; key = os.urandom(32); print('base64:' + base64.b64encode(key).decode('utf-8'))" 
+MASTER_VAULT_KEY_V1=base64:qnHTmwYb+uoygIw9MsRMY22vS5YPchY+QOi/E79GAvM=
 NEO4J_URI_BOLT=bolt://neo4j:7687
 NEO4J_USERNAME=neo4j
 NEO4J_PASSWORD=password