diff --git a/docs/LocalDeployment.md b/docs/LocalDeployment.md
index d613cd44..d23905b9 100644
--- a/docs/LocalDeployment.md
+++ b/docs/LocalDeployment.md
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ The files for the dev container are located in `/.devcontainer/` folder.
 6. **Create a `.env` file:**
 
    - Navigate to the `src\backend` folder and create a `.env` file based on the provided `.env.sample` file.
+   - Update the `.env` file with the required values from your Azure resource group in Azure Portal App Service environment variables.
+   - Alternatively, if resources were
+   provisioned using `azd provision` or `azd up`, a `.env` file is automatically generated in the `.azure/<env-name>/.env`
+   file. To get your `<env-name>` run `azd env list` to see which env is default.
 
 7. **Fill in the `.env` file:**