diff --git a/SELF_HOST.md b/SELF_HOST.md
index 43bc3757..75066e48 100644
--- a/SELF_HOST.md
+++ b/SELF_HOST.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Errors related to connecting to Redis, such as timeouts or "Connection refused".
 
 **Solution:**
 - Ensure that the Redis service is up and running in your Docker environment.
-- Verify that the REDIS_URL and REDIS_RATE_LIMIT_URL in your .env file point to the correct Redis instance.
+- Verify that the REDIS_URL and REDIS_RATE_LIMIT_URL in your .env file point to the correct Redis instance, ensure that it points to the same URL in the `docker-compose.yaml` file (`redis://redis:6379`)
 - Check network settings and firewall rules that may block the connection to the Redis port.
 
 ### API endpoint does not respond
diff --git a/apps/api/.env.example b/apps/api/.env.example
index 08ff7d7f..87ecde77 100644
--- a/apps/api/.env.example
+++ b/apps/api/.env.example
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 NUM_WORKERS_PER_QUEUE=8 
 PORT=3002
 HOST=0.0.0.0
-REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
-REDIS_RATE_LIMIT_URL=redis://localhost:6379
+REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379 #for self-hosting using docker, use redis://redis:6379. For running locally, use redis://localhost:6379
+REDIS_RATE_LIMIT_URL=redis://redis:6379 #for self-hosting using docker, use redis://redis:6379. For running locally, use redis://localhost:6379
 PLAYWRIGHT_MICROSERVICE_URL=http://playwright-service:3000/html
 
 ## To turn on DB authentication, you need to set up supabase.