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 build build-protos
 ```
 
+## Developing: Environment
+
+Go through the different packages in the `packages` directory and clone their respective `template.env`'s to `.env` files. Follow the instructions in the `.env` files to fill them out as much as you can.
+
 ## Developing: Running
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/packages/website/template.env b/packages/website/template.env
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+# Point this to your local installation of the game (make sure you see the Data
+# folder within the directory you're putting here); don't forget to use
+# double quotation marks if your path has spaces
+CLIENT_DIR=
+
+# Should be set to * for local development to build all chunks at once
+CHUNK=*
+
+# Should always be development when using CHUNKS=*
+PUBLIC_ENVIRONMENT=development
+
+# GuidesBlitz is the official textual partner of BlitzKit, but, really any
+# website that supports BlitzKit tank slugs like example.com/tank-slug works
+# too
+PUBLIC_GUIDE_WEBSITE=https://guidesblitz.com
+
+# The tag manager doesn't do anything in localhost, but here's what BlitzKit
+# uses for completeness sake
+PUBLIC_GOOGLE_TAG_MANAGER_ID=G-GL2JVHCGPQ
+
+# A very rare, but required variable, enabling the advertising of BlitzKit
+# OpenTest; TODO: make this a string field to allow for cross-advertising for
+# any branch of BlitzKit
+PUBLIC_PROMOTE_OPENTEST=false
+
+# Legacy variable; this will be removed soon
+PUBLIC_STATIC_ASSET_BASE=https://assets.blitzkit.app
+
+# Proprietary Wargaming fields; you shouldn't need these for 99% of the tasks
+WOTB_GLOSSARY=
+WOTB_GLOSSARY_DOMAIN=
+WOTB_GLOSSARY_PATH=
+
+# Generate your own application id: https://developers.wargaming.net
+PUBLIC_WARGAMING_APPLICATION_ID=
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