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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The indexer is composed of a set microservices and a webserver, each one of thes
 - `pos`: fetches the validator set each new epoch
 - `rewards`: fetches PoS rewards each new epoch
 - `governance`: fetches new proposal and the corresponding votes
-- `parameterd`: fetches the chain parameters 
+- `parameters`: fetches the chain parameters
 
 The `webserver` is responsible to serve the data via a REST API, which are described in the `swagger.yml` file in the project root.
 
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ The `webserver` is responsible to serve the data via a REST API, which are descr
 
 ## How to run
 
+Create the `.env` file. You can use the `.env_sample` as a reference
+
+```
+cp .env_sample .env
+```
+
 ### With docker
+
 - Get a Namada RPC url
   - [Either create a local chain ](https://github.com/anoma/namada/blob/main/scripts/gen_localnet.py)
   - Or use a Public RPC
@@ -29,12 +36,13 @@ The `webserver` is responsible to serve the data via a REST API, which are descr
 - Run `just docker-run`
 
 ### Without docker
+
 - Install rust/cargo
 - Get a Namada RPC url
   - [Either create a local chain ](https://github.com/anoma/namada/blob/main/scripts/gen_localnet.py)
   - Or use a Public RPC
 - Get a network `CHAIN_ID`
-- Use the `run.sh` script inside each package. Keep in mind that PoS package have to be run always while other service might not 
+- Use the `run.sh` script inside each package. Keep in mind that PoS package have to be run always while other service might not
 
 ## Testing via seeder