diff --git a/.env b/.env
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-SMTP_HOST=smtp.1blu.de
-SMTP_PORT=465
-SMTP_USER=e226079_0-kontakt
-SMTP_PASS=hitomisan
-SMTP_FROM=kontakt@tsschulz.de
-FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:8080
-VUE_APP_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:3002/api
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# E-Mail-Konfiguration für Passwort-Reset
+SMTP_HOST=smtp.1blu.de
+SMTP_PORT=465
+SMTP_USER=your-email@domain.com
+SMTP_PASS=your-password
+SMTP_FROM=noreply@miriamgemeinde.de
+
+# Frontend-URL für Reset-Links
+FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:8080
+
+# Backend-URL für das Frontend
+VUE_APP_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:3002/api
+
+# Datenbank-Konfiguration (falls benötigt)
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_NAME=miriamgemeinde
+DB_USER=miriam_user
+DB_PASS=your-database-password