diff --git a/docs/self-hosting/configuration/envars.mdx b/docs/self-hosting/configuration/envars.mdx
index 2e21410a8b..f45169109e 100644
--- a/docs/self-hosting/configuration/envars.mdx
+++ b/docs/self-hosting/configuration/envars.mdx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Used to configure platform-specific security and operational settings
The platform utilizes Postgres to persist all of its data and Redis for caching and backgroud tasks
- Postgres database connection string.
+ Postgres database connection string. The format generally looks like this: `postgresql://username:password@host:5432/database`.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The platform utilizes Postgres to persist all of its data and Redis for caching
- Redis connection string.
+ Redis connection string. The format generally looks like this: `redis://host:6379`.