diff --git a/packages/server/.env.template b/packages/server/.env.template
index 92de354d3e..16ca2e5a6b 100644
--- a/packages/server/.env.template
+++ b/packages/server/.env.template
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+# url of couch db, including username and password
+# http://admin:password@localhost:5984
 COUCH_DB_URL={{couchDbUrl}}
+
+# local (PouchDB) - default for dev
+# remote (CouchDB) - required couch db installation
 DATABASE_TYPE={{database}}
+
+# identifies a client database - i.e. group of apps
 CLIENT_ID={{clientId}}
+
+# Full access API key for server
 ADMIN_SECRET={{adminSecret}}
+
+# used to create cookie hashes
 COOKIE_KEY_1={{cookieKey1}}
 COOKIE_KEY_2={{cookieKey2}}
+
+# port to run http server on
 PORT=4001 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 878ebc3d94..963c0aabfe 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test:integration": "jest neo --runInBand",
     "test:watch": "jest -w",
     "build": "cd appPackages/_master && yarn && cd ../testApp && yarn && cd ../testApp2 && yarn",
-    "initialise": "node ./initialise/initialiseBudibase init -d ./myapps -c contributors -u admin -p admin",
+    "initialise": "node ../cli/bin/budi init ./myapps -b local -q",
     "budi": "node ../cli/bin/budi",
     "dev:builder": "node index --enable-source-maps"
   },