diff --git a/config.yml.md b/config.yml.md
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--- a/config.yml.md
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@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ The `config.yml` file contains all of the Statping database settings and API key
 
 The `location` setting will contain core files/folders for Statping like, `logs`, `assets`, and should contain the `config.yml` file.
 
+## Using Environment Variables instead of `config.yml`
+You technically don't need this `config.yml` file to run Statping. You can also run the Statping server by including environment variables when you start the server. You can view all the available variables by viewing the [Config with .env](https://github.com/hunterlong/statping/wiki/Config-with-.env-File) Wiki page. 
+
+**Statping will auto run with environment variables if** `DB_HOST` **is set!**