diff --git a/docs/env.example b/docs/env.example
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--- a/docs/env.example
+++ b/docs/env.example
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 # This is an example .env file showing all of the environment variables that can
 # be configured within the project.
 #
-#- INFLUXDB_IOX_DB_DIR=/home/user/.influxdb_iox
-#- TEST_INFLUXDB_IOX_DB_DIR=/home/user/.influxdb_iox
+# Where to store files on disk:
+# INFLUXDB_IOX_DB_DIR=/home/user/.influxdb_iox
+# TEST_INFLUXDB_IOX_DB_DIR=/home/user/.influxdb_iox
+#
+# Addresses for the server processes:
+# INFLUXDB_IOX_BIND_ADDR=127.0.0.1:8080
+# INFLUXDB_IOX_GRPC_BIND_ADDR=127.0.0.1:8082
 #
 # If using Amazon S3 as an object store:
-#- AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=access_key_value
-#- AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=secret_access_key_value
-#- AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-2
-#- AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME=bucket_name
+# AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=access_key_value
+# AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=secret_access_key_value
+# AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-2
+# AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME=bucket_name
 #
 # If using Google Cloud Storage as an object store:
-#- GCS_BUCKET_NAME=bucket_name
-#- SERVICE_ACCOUNT=/path/to/auth/info.json
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+# GCS_BUCKET_NAME=bucket_name
+# SERVICE_ACCOUNT=/path/to/auth/info.json