diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index adf40c69b..d3ca87f1e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -198,3 +198,7 @@ ENABLE_PUSH_RELAY_SERVER=true
 # Stripe API key
 STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=
 STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
+
+# Set to true if you want to upload files to cloud storage using the signed url
+# Make sure to follow https://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/active_storage_overview.html#cross-origin-resource-sharing-cors-configuration on the cloud storage after setting this to true.
+DIRECT_UPLOADS_ENABLED=