diff --git a/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/.env.example b/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/.env.example
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+++ b/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TWENTY_API_KEY=<SET_YOUR_TWENTY_API>
diff --git a/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/README.md b/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/README.md
index 5e75940abf2..518c0c80d0a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/README.md
+++ b/packages/twenty-apps/hello-world/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ This example will gradually gain complexity and capabilities as the twenty-cli m
 
 ## Install to your Twenty workspace
 
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
 - replace `<SET_YOUR_TWENTY_API>` with your apiKey
 
 ```bash