diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6f2df3d..761cb66 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ SMTP_USER=smtpUser
 SMTP_PASSWORD=smtpPassword
 
 # GitHub Webhook Secret
-GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
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+GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
+
+# GitHub App Private Key [.pem] (enclose in double quotes to preserve newlines)
+GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c463ee5..abf86de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,47 @@
-oss.gg 🕹️
+# oss.gg 🕹️
+
+## Run Locally
+
+1. Clone the project
+
+```bash
+  git clone https://github.com/formbricks/oss.gg.git
+  cd oss.gg
+```
+
+2. Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+  pnpm install
+```
+
+3. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and fill in the required environment variables
+
+```bash
+    cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+> The Github Env Vars (incl the webhook secret) can be accessed from your GitHub App Settings
+
+4. Start the server
+
+```bash
+  pnpm dev
+```
+
+5. Run the Webhook Proxy
+
+```bash
+  smee --url https://smee.io/<your-smee-path> --path /api/github-webhook --port 3000
+```
+
+## GitHub App Configuration
+
+- Callback URL: `http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback`
+- Setup URL: `http://localhost:3000/select-repo` (Check the **Redirect on Update** option)
+- Webhook set to Active and get a URL from `https://smee.io/` by clicking on **Start a new channel** and then paste the URL in the Webhook URL field.
+- Disable SSL verification for now
+- Generate a Client Secret and keep it in the `.env` file
+- Generate a Private Key and keep it in the `.env` file
+- Copy the Client ID and keep it in the `.env` file
+- Now Hit the **Save Changes** button
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diff --git a/lib/constants.ts b/lib/constants.ts
index 6c9765b..91e8159 100644
--- a/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/lib/constants.ts
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ export enum EVENT_TRIGGERS {
 export const ON_NEW_ISSUE = "Thanks for opening an issue! It's live on oss.gg!";
 export const ON_REPO_NOT_REGISTERED = `This repository is not registered with oss.gg. Please register it at https://oss.gg.`;
 export const GITHUB_APP_APP_ID = env.GITHUB_APP_APP_ID as string;
+export const GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY = env.GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY as string;
+export const GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET = env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET as string;
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diff --git a/lib/github/index.ts b/lib/github/index.ts
index 4986314..3e2a5f5 100644
--- a/lib/github/index.ts
+++ b/lib/github/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { env } from "@/env.mjs";
 import { Webhooks, createNodeMiddleware } from "@octokit/webhooks";
 
 import { onInstallationCreated } from "./hooks/installation";
 import { onAssignCommented, onIssueOpened, onUnassignCommented } from "./hooks/issue";
+import { GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET } from "../constants";
 
 const webhooks = new Webhooks({
-  secret: env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET as string,
+  secret: GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET,
 });
 
 export const webhookMiddleware = createNodeMiddleware(webhooks, {
diff --git a/lib/github/services/user.ts b/lib/github/services/user.ts
index 67521ad..4bf80ce 100644
--- a/lib/github/services/user.ts
+++ b/lib/github/services/user.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-import { env } from "@/env.mjs";
+import { GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY, GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET } from "@/lib/constants";
 import { db } from "@/lib/db";
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { App } from "octokit";
-import path from "path";
-
-const privateKeyPath = "@/key.pem";
-const resolvedPath = path.resolve(__dirname, privateKeyPath);
-const privateKey = readFileSync(resolvedPath, "utf8");
 
 export const sendInstallationDetails = async (
   installationId: number,
@@ -25,9 +19,9 @@ export const sendInstallationDetails = async (
   try {
     const app = new App({
       appId,
-      privateKey,
+      privateKey: GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY,
       webhooks: {
-        secret: env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET!,
+        secret: GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET!,
       },
     });
     const octokit = await app.getInstallationOctokit(installationId);
diff --git a/lib/github/utils.ts b/lib/github/utils.ts
index 80baf06..014dd2c 100644
--- a/lib/github/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/github/utils.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 import { createAppAuth } from "@octokit/auth-app";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
-import path from "path";
 
-import { GITHUB_APP_APP_ID } from "../constants";
+import { GITHUB_APP_APP_ID, GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY } from "../constants";
 
-const privateKeyPath = "@/key.pem";
-const resolvedPath = path.resolve(__dirname, privateKeyPath);
-const privateKey = readFileSync(resolvedPath, "utf8");
 
 export const getOctokitInstance = (installationId: number) => {
   if (!installationId) {
@@ -18,7 +13,7 @@ export const getOctokitInstance = (installationId: number) => {
     authStrategy: createAppAuth,
     auth: {
       appId: GITHUB_APP_APP_ID!,
-      privateKey,
+      privateKey:GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY!,
       installationId,
     },
   });