diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index c0b811bc..00c8f4f3 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Accord - API
+
 Tested code that brings Accord to life.
 
 ![Lines of Code](https://img.shields.io/tokei/lines/github/d-clone/API?color=46828d&style=for-the-badge)
 
 > © All rights reserved. This repo is not (yet) open source, and is awaiting completion.
 
-## `.env`
+## Non-Docker Setup .env
+
+If you are not using Docker, you can use the following template as a guide.
+
+### `.env`
+
 ```.env
 API_URL="http://localhost:3000/api"
 EMAIL_ADDRESS="example@gmail.com"
@@ -16,4 +22,18 @@ ROOT_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:3000"
 WEBSITE_URL="http://localhost:4200"
 ```
 
-> For help on setting up gmail mailing, go here - https://nodemailer.com/usage/using-gmail.
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+## Docker Setup .env
+
+If you are using Docker, some variables will be substituted by Docker.
+
+```.env
+API_URL="http://localhost:3000/api"
+EMAIL_ADDRESS="example@gmail.com"
+EMAIL_PASSWORD="google_account_password"
+MONGO_URI="mongodb://database/accord"
+PORT=3000
+ROOT_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:3000"
+WEBSITE_URL="http://localhost:4200"
+```
+
+> For help on setting up gmail, go here - https://nodemailer.com/usage/using-gmail.
diff --git a/backend/nodemon.json b/backend/nodemon.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4983de46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/nodemon.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "watch": ["app.ts", "src/"],
+  "ext": "ts, css"
+}
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index f8c8310e..bfb87e2c 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "npm run start:dev",
     "start:dev": "set NODE_ENV=DEV && ts-node-dev --transpile-only src/app.ts",
-    "start:debug": "nodemon --exec node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 --require ts-node/register src/app.ts --ext 'ts,yml' --watch",
+    "start:debug": "nodemon --exec node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 --require ts-node/register src/app.ts",
     "start:prod": "ts-node-transpile-only src/app.ts",
     "test": "npm run test:unit && npm run test:int",
     "test:int": "ts-mocha --exit test/e2e/test.ts",
diff --git a/backend/src/app.ts b/backend/src/app.ts
index 7efe5a46..a6a82468 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ connect(process.env.MONGO_URI, {
   serverSelectionTimeoutMS: 0,
 })
 .catch(error => log.error(error.message ?? 'Unable to connect to db', { uri: process.env.MONGO_URI }))
-.then(con => log.info(`Connected to database on PORT ${con['port']}.`, { uri: process.env.MONGO_URI }));
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+.then(con => log.info(`Connected to database.`, { uri: process.env.MONGO_URI }));
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