diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
index e8b9e2d..261f5a3 100644
--- a/.env.local.example
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=
 
 # for docker, just set the domain to the container name, default is 'libremdb_redis'
 REDIS_URL=localhost:6379
+
+# if you want to use redis to speed up the media proxy, set this to true
+USE_REDIS = true
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