diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 399a6a3..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Docker Compose environment variables
-
-# Redis connection (external or internal)
-REDIS_HOST=redis
-REDIS_PORT=6379
-REDIS_DB=0
-REDIS_PASSWORD=CHANGE_ME
-
-# Optional: Redis connection details
-EXPLICIT_FILTER=false 
-
-# User ID for the container
-PUID=1000 
-# Group ID for the container
-PGID=1000 
-# Optional: Sets the default file permissions for newly created files within the container. 
-UMASK=0022 
-
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4e50c72..20ecd23 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ REDIS_DB=0
 REDIS_PASSWORD=CHANGE_ME
 
 # Set to true to filter out explicit content
-
 EXPLICIT_FILTER=false
 
 # User ID for the container