diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
index 0eb618b9..b77dd763 100644
--- a/.env.local.example
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000
 
 # If you’d like to use a Redis database to store user data in the API routes,
 # fill these below. See: lib/redis.ts
-REDIS_CONNECTION=rediss:
+REDIS_URL=
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+REDIS_PASSWORD=
+REDIS_SSL_ENABLED=false
 
 # will be used to create a hash of the email address, which will be used for the Redis key for # each user data (i.e. id:<hash>). See lib/redis.ts for details.
 REDIS_EMAIL_TO_ID_SECRET=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12f65efa..fb6801cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ The demo ([demo.vercel.events](https://demo.vercel.events/)) uses [Redis](https
 1. Install Redis locally and run it.
 2. Specify the following in `.env.local`:
 
-`REDIS_PORT=6379 # Default Redis port number REDIS_URL=localhost REDIS_PASSWORD= REDIS_SSL_ENABLED= REDIS_EMAIL_TO_ID_SECRET=foo # Come up with your own secret string`
+```sh
+REDIS_PORT=6379 # Default Redis port number
+REDIS_URL=localhost
+REDIS_PASSWORD=
+REDIS_SSL_ENABLED=
+REDIS_EMAIL_TO_ID_SECRET=foo # Come up with your own secret string
+```
 
 > REDIS_EMAIL_TO_ID_SECRET will be used to create a hash of the email address, which will be used for the Redis key for each user data (i.e. id:<hash>). See lib/redis.ts for details.