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 > Make sure you have Python 3.10 or 3.11 installed.
 
 1. Export required environment variables or prepare a `.env` file in the project folder:
-   - Copy [.env_sample](https://github.com/arc53/DocsGPT/blob/main/application/.env_sample) and create `.env`.
+   - Copy [.env-template](https://github.com/arc53/DocsGPT/blob/main/application/.env-template) and create `.env`.
 
 (check out [`application/core/settings.py`](application/core/settings.py) if you want to see more config options.)