diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 54986a97cd..68e4299fe3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ INFINITY_API_KEY = ""
 
 # Development Configs
 LITELLM_MASTER_KEY = "sk-1234"
-DATABASE_URL = "postgresql://llmproxy:dbpassword9090@db:5432/litellm"
+DATABASE_URL = "postgresql://llmproxy:dbpassword9090@localhost:5432/litellm"
 STORE_MODEL_IN_DB = "True"
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c4e148443..15b1ff593d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ If you have suggestions on how to improve the code quality feel free to open an
 ### Services
 1. Setup .env file in root
 2. Run dependant services `docker-compose up db prometheus`
+3. Install prisma `npm install -g prisma`
+4. Run `prisma generate` to generate the prisma client
+5. (If database needs to be reset run `prisma migrate reset` followed by `prisma db push`)
 
 ### Backend
 1. (In root) create virtual environment `python -m venv .venv`