diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 392acfb..2fc80e3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,9 +1 @@
-# Public site (optional)
-# NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
-
-# MongoDB — summit request queue (registration + feedback)
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/ipv6_summit
-
-# Admin HTTP Basic Auth (optional). If both are set, /admin/* requires browser login.
-# ADMIN_BASIC_AUTH_USER=
-# ADMIN_BASIC_AUTH_PASS=
+PORT=3000
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5606697..5b3557d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "next dev",
+    "dev": "dotenv -- next dev --no-turbopack",
     "build": "next build",
-    "start": "next start",
+    "start": "dotenv -- next start",
     "lint": "eslint",
     "db:seed": "tsx scripts/seed-summit-requests.ts",
     "scss:build": "sass public/assets/scss/main.scss public/assets/css/main.css --style=expanded --source-map",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv-cli": "11.0.0",
     "eslint": "^9",
     "eslint-config-next": "16.1.6",
     "sass": "^1.98.0",
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
     "tsx": "^4.21.0",
     "typescript": "^5"
   }
-}
+}
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