diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 42d784d60de..f5831adcbed 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ LICENSE
 README.md
 node_modules/
 .svelte-kit/
-config/*
-!config/.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env*
+!.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/.env b/.env
similarity index 100%
rename from config/.env
rename to .env
diff --git a/config/.env.ci b/.env.ci
similarity index 100%
rename from config/.env.ci
rename to .env.ci
diff --git a/config/.env.template b/.env.template
similarity index 100%
rename from config/.env.template
rename to .env.template
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-and-test.yml
index 8009827ed35..38992d5d595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-and-test.yml
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build Docker image
-        run: docker build --secret id=DOTENV_LOCAL,src=config/.env.ci -t chat-ui:latest .
+        run: docker build --secret id=DOTENV_LOCAL,src=.env.ci -t chat-ui:latest .
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c4c552a201e..7e8c5e8f85a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ vite.config.js.timestamp-*
 vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
 SECRET_CONFIG
 .idea
-!config/.env.ci
-!config/.env
-!config/.env.template
\ No newline at end of file
+!.env.ci
+!.env
+!.env.template
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4f893b62405..a88846db80e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/app/.npm \
 
 COPY --link --chown=1000 . .
 
-RUN --mount=type=secret,id=DOTENV_LOCAL,dst=config/.env.local \
+RUN --mount=type=secret,id=DOTENV_LOCAL,dst=.env.local \
     npm run build
 
 FROM node:20-slim
diff --git a/PROMPTS.md b/PROMPTS.md
index 6721f85c1b4..25954eaa64f 100644
--- a/PROMPTS.md
+++ b/PROMPTS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Prompt templates
 
-These are the templates used to format the conversation history for different models used in HuggingChat. Set them in your `config/.env.local` [like so](https://github.com/huggingface/chat-ui#chatprompttemplate).
+These are the templates used to format the conversation history for different models used in HuggingChat. Set them in your `.env.local` [like so](https://github.com/huggingface/chat-ui#chatprompttemplate).
 
 ## Llama 2
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56699fe898f..67bc7fc9d7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Read the full tutorial [here](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-sdks-docker
 
 ## Setup
 
-The default config for Chat UI is stored in the `config/.env` file. You will need to override some values to get Chat UI to run locally. This is done in `config/.env.local`.
+The default config for Chat UI is stored in the `.env` file. You will need to override some values to get Chat UI to run locally. This is done in `.env.local`.
 
 Start by creating a `.env.local` file in the `conf` folder. The bare minimum config you need to get Chat UI to run locally is the following:
 
@@ -45,25 +45,28 @@ MONGODB_URL=<the URL to your MongoDB instance>
 HF_TOKEN=<your access token>
 ```
 
-### Database
+## Launch using Docker
 
-The chat history is stored in a MongoDB instance, and having a DB instance available is needed for Chat UI to work.
-
-You can use a local MongoDB instance. The easiest way is to spin one up using docker:
+Once you have your `.env.local` file ready, you can launch Chat UI locally using docker. Start by pulling the image
 
 ```bash
-docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongo-chatui mongo:latest
+docker pull ghcr.io/huggingface/chat-ui:latest
 ```
 
-In which case the url of your DB will be `MONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017`.
-
-Alternatively, you can use a [free MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/pricing) instance for this, Chat UI should fit comfortably within their free tier. After which you can set the `MONGODB_URL` variable in `.env.local` to match your instance.
+Then run the image in the same folder where your `.env.local` is, with the following command:
 
-### Hugging Face Access Token
+```bash
+DOTENV_LOCAL=$(<env.local) \
+docker run --rm \
+-e DOTENV_LOCAL \
+-e USE_LOCAL_DB=true \
+-p 3000:3000 \
+chat-ui
+```
 
-If you use a remote inference endpoint, you will need a Hugging Face access token to run Chat UI locally. You can get one from [your Hugging Face profile](https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens).
+`USE_LOCAL_DB` is optional, and will spin up a MongoDB instance inside the container. If you want to use your own MongoDB instance, just unset this variable and use `MONGODB_URL` in your `.env.local` file.
 
-## Launch
+## Launch in dev mode
 
 After you're done with the `.env.local` file you can run Chat UI locally with:
 
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index bdf2b417a9c..7d1ddcc5312 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 if test -z "${DOTENV_LOCAL}" ; then
-    if ! test -f "/app/config/.env.local" ; then
+    if ! test -f "/app/.env.local" ; then
         echo "DOTENV_LOCAL was not found in the ENV variables and .env.local is not set using a bind volume. We are using the default .env config."
     fi;
 else
-    echo "DOTENV_LOCAL was found in the ENV variables. Creating config/.env.local file."
-    cat <<< "$DOTENV_LOCAL" > /app/config/.env.local
+    echo "DOTENV_LOCAL was found in the ENV variables. Creating env.local file."
+    cat <<< "$DOTENV_LOCAL" > /app/.env.local
 fi;
 
 if [ "$USE_LOCAL_DB" = true ] ; then
     echo "USE_LOCAL_DB is set to true. Appending MONGODB_URL"
 
-    touch /app/config/.env.local
-    echo -e "\nMONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017" >> /app/config/.env.local
+    touch /app/.env.local
+    echo -e "\nMONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017" >> /app/.env.local
 
     mkdir -p /data/db
     mongod &
diff --git a/scripts/updateLocalEnv.ts b/scripts/updateLocalEnv.ts
index 4e008f7b4f3..43a94cf15cd 100644
--- a/scripts/updateLocalEnv.ts
+++ b/scripts/updateLocalEnv.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "fs";
 
-const SECRET_CONFIG = fs.existsSync("config/.env.SECRET_CONFIG")
-	? fs.readFileSync("config/.env.SECRET_CONFIG", "utf8")
+const SECRET_CONFIG = fs.existsSync("env.SECRET_CONFIG")
+	? fs.readFileSync(".env.SECRET_CONFIG", "utf8")
 	: process.env.SECRET_CONFIG;
 
 if (!SECRET_CONFIG) {
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ if (!SECRET_CONFIG) {
 }
 
 // Read the content of the file .env.template
-const PUBLIC_CONFIG = fs.readFileSync("config/.env.template", "utf8");
+const PUBLIC_CONFIG = fs.readFileSync(".env.template", "utf8");
 
 // Prepend the content of the env variable SECRET_CONFIG
 const full_config = `${PUBLIC_CONFIG}\n${SECRET_CONFIG}`;
 
 // Write full_config to .env.local
-fs.writeFileSync("config/.env.local", full_config);
+fs.writeFileSync(".env.local", full_config);
diff --git a/scripts/updateProdEnv.ts b/scripts/updateProdEnv.ts
index 6b2b48c8f45..aae0a638894 100644
--- a/scripts/updateProdEnv.ts
+++ b/scripts/updateProdEnv.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const MONGODB_URL = process.env.MONGODB_URL;
 const HF_TOKEN = process.env.HF_TOKEN ?? process.env.HF_ACCESS_TOKEN; // token used for API requests in prod
 
 // Read the content of the file .env.template
-const PUBLIC_CONFIG = fs.readFileSync("config/.env.template", "utf8");
+const PUBLIC_CONFIG = fs.readFileSync(".env.template", "utf8");
 
 // Prepend the content of the env variable SECRET_CONFIG
 const full_config = `${PUBLIC_CONFIG}
diff --git a/svelte.config.js b/svelte.config.js
index 12851d2f76b..e93decaf872 100644
--- a/svelte.config.js
+++ b/svelte.config.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import adapter from "@sveltejs/adapter-node";
 import { vitePreprocess } from "@sveltejs/kit/vite";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 
-dotenv.config({ path: "./config/.env.local" });
-dotenv.config({ path: "./config/.env" });
+dotenv.config({ path: "./.env.local" });
+dotenv.config({ path: "./.env" });
 
 process.env.PUBLIC_VERSION = process.env.npm_package_version;
 
diff --git a/tailwind.config.cjs b/tailwind.config.cjs
index 18a2362e3e0..773347ec02b 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.cjs
+++ b/tailwind.config.cjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const defaultTheme = require("tailwindcss/defaultTheme");
 const colors = require("tailwindcss/colors");
 
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
-dotenv.config({ path: "./config/.env" });
+dotenv.config({ path: "./.env" });
 
 /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
 export default {