diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e00e331..37bdb0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .settings
 .project
 .idea
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+qrcode/config/environment.php
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/documentation/index.html b/documentation/index.html
index b8eb1d2..3c37a4b 100644
--- a/documentation/index.html
+++ b/documentation/index.html
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
             <p>Follow these steps to install the script:</p>
             <ol><strong>
                 <li>Clone the project from github</li>
+                <li>Copy /config/environment.php.example over to /config/environment.php</li>
                 <li>Edit the yaml file for docker or manually enter the credentials you want in the /config/environment.php file</li>
                 <li>Launch the setup file in your browser /install/setup.php</li>
                 <p>The script checks the requirements, write permissions on the generated folders and creates a database with sample data</p>
diff --git a/qrcode/config/environment.php b/qrcode/config/environment.php.example
similarity index 100%
rename from qrcode/config/environment.php
rename to qrcode/config/environment.php.example