diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 2e67455cb..7c5f65000 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ app-build
 node_modules
 .idea
 .vscode
+*.env
+*.env.example
+.prettierignore
diff --git a/packages/super-sync-server/.env.example b/packages/super-sync-server/.env.example
index 61097bc30..0f294bb25 100644
--- a/packages/super-sync-server/.env.example
+++ b/packages/super-sync-server/.env.example
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:1900
 # Use a long, random string (e.g., generated with: openssl rand -base64 32)
 JWT_SECRET=change-me-in-production
 
+# PostgreSQL connection (used by Prisma)
+# Example assumes local Postgres; adjust user/password/host/db as needed.
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://supersync:superpassword@localhost:5432/supersync_db
+
 # Environment mode
 # Set to "production" for production deployments
 # NODE_ENV=production