diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
index abe6c2d91..055dbfbfe 100644
--- a/.env.local.example
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # To enable / disable self-hosting features.
-SELF_HOSTED=false
+SELF_HOSTED=true
 
 # Enable Twelve market data (careful, this will use your API credits)
-TWELVE_DATA_API_KEY=yourapikeyhere
+TWELVE_DATA_API_KEY=
+
+# Set to `true` to get error messages rendered in the /chats UI
+AI_DEBUG_MODE=