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 ### Build-time variables
 
-These variables must be provided at the time of the docker build, and can be provided by updating the .env file. Changing these is not required for evaluation, but may be required for running in production. Currently, if you require changes to these variables, you must follow the instructions to build and publish your own image.
+These variables must be provided at the time of the docker build, and can be provided by updating the .env file. Currently, if you require changes to these variables, you must follow the instructions to build and publish your own image. 
 
-* NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL
-* NEXT_PUBLIC_LICENSE_CONSENT
-* NEXT_PUBLIC_TELEMETRY_KEY
-* DATABASE_URL
+Changing these is not required for evaluation, but is required for running in production. Instructions for generating variables can be found in the [cal.com instructions](https://github.com/calcom/cal.com) 
+
+| Variable | Description | Required | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL | Base URL injected into static files | true | `http://localhost:3000` |
+| NEXT_PUBLIC_LICENSE_CONSENT | license consent - true/false | false |  |
+| NEXT_PUBLIC_TELEMETRY_KEY | NEXT telemetry key | true | `js.2pvs2bbpqq1zxna97wcml.oi2jzirnbj1ev4tc57c5r` |
+| DATABASE_URL | database url with credentials | true |  |
+| NEXTAUTH_SECRET | Cookie encryption key | true | `secret` |
+| CALENDSO_ENCRYPTION_KEY | Authentication encryption key | true | `secret` |
 
 ### Important Run-time variables
 
-* NEXTAUTH_SECRET
+These variables must also be provided at runtime
+
+* CALCOM_LICENSE_KEY
+* NEXTAUTH_SECRET (must match value used in build)
+* CALENDSO_ENCRYPTION_KEY (must match value used in build)
 * DATABASE_URL
 
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