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 ### Supported Environment Variables
 
-| Name                | Default Value | Description |
-| ------------------- | ------------- | ----------- |
-| `ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT` |               |             |
-| `BASE_CURRENCY`     | `USD`         |             |
-| `DATABASE_URL`      |               |             |
-| `HOST`              | `0.0.0.0`     |             |
-| `JWT_SECRET_KEY`    |               |             |
-| `PORT`              | `3333`        |             |
-| `POSTGRES_DB`       |               |             |
-| `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` |               |             |
-| `POSTGRES_USER`     |               |             |
-| `REDIS_HOST`        | `localhost`   |             |
-| `REDIS_PASSWORD`    |               |             |
-| `REDIS_PORT`        | `6379`        |             |
+| Name                | Default Value | Description                                                                                                                         |
+| ------------------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT` |               | A random string used as salt for access tokens                                                                                      |
+| `BASE_CURRENCY`     | `USD`         | The base currency of the Ghostfolio application. Caution: This cannot be changed later!                                             |
+| `DATABASE_URL`      |               | The database connection URL, e.g. `postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?sslmode=prefer` |
+| `HOST`              | `0.0.0.0`     | The host where the Ghostfolio application will run on                                                                               |
+| `JWT_SECRET_KEY`    |               | A random string used for _JSON Web Tokens_ (JWT)                                                                                    |
+| `PORT`              | `3333`        | The port where the Ghostfolio application will run on                                                                               |
+| `POSTGRES_DB`       |               | The name of the _PostgreSQL_ database                                                                                               |
+| `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` |               | The password of the _PostgreSQL_ database                                                                                           |
+| `POSTGRES_USER`     |               | The user of the _PostgreSQL_ database                                                                                               |
+| `REDIS_HOST`        | `localhost`   | The host where _Redis_ is running                                                                                                   |
+| `REDIS_PASSWORD`    |               | The password of _Redis_                                                                                                             |
+| `REDIS_PORT`        | `6379`        | The port where _Redis_ is running                                                                                                   |
 
 ### Run with Docker Compose