diff --git a/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/.env b/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e11811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+DATABASE_URL=ecto://postgres:postgres@postgres/demo_dev
+SECRET_KEY_BASE=J2yvvaGbOmvsFVOnzgdWzGJtCbgSOC7aFhWziMgEFnT1T2CiWE0a67FZw8i87yRS
+PHX_SERVER=true
+PHX_HOST=localhost
+
+# If you are exporting to the following 3rd party service,
+# do remember to update the following:
+# HONEYCOMB_TEAM=your_honeycomb_team
+# HONEYCOMB_DATASET=your_honeycomb_dataset
+# LIGHTSTEP_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_lightstep_access_token
+
diff --git a/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/README.md b/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/README.md
index a5fcab7..91cdd33 100644
--- a/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/README.md
+++ b/examples/basic_phoenix_ecto/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Jaeger][5] respectively.
 Additionally, we also include the OpenTelemetry Collector and
 `opentelemetry_exporter` configuration to
 export the traces to external services like [Honeycomb](https://www.honeycomb.io/) and
-[Lightstep](https://lightstep.com/).
+[Lightstep](https://lightstep.com/). Do remember to update the `.env` file to
+include your crendentials if you're doing so.
 
 ## Getting Stated