diff --git a/docs/docs/developer/local-setup.mdx b/docs/docs/developer/local-setup.mdx
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--- a/docs/docs/developer/local-setup.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/developer/local-setup.mdx
@@ -115,11 +115,20 @@ git clone git@github.com:twentyhq/twenty.git
 ### 3. Setup env variables
 
 Twenty requires a few environment variables to be set. Locally, we recommend setting them through `.env` files.
+
 ```bash
 cp ./front/.env.example ./front/.env
 cp ./server/.env.example ./server/.env 
 ```
-The default values should work out of the box.
+
+The default values should work out of the box, except for the postgres URL, which requires a small modification.
+
+Open `./server/.env` and change to the following:
+
+```bash
+PG_DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgrespassword@postgres:5432/default?connection_limit=1
+```
+
 
 ### 4. Build