diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b4d8a8..5a7ebc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ Get stats from a remote Transmission instance using the Transmission RPC API, an
 
 For other people using this, change the stylesheet in `template.html` to your preferred one. Also edit the following for your remote Transmission instance:
 
-```go
-transmissionbt, err := transmissionrpc.New("<your Transmission server ip>", "username", "password", nil)
+```shell
+export RPC_HOST="<ip address of Transmission server>"
+export RPC_USER="<rpc username>"
+export RPC_PASSWORD="<rpc password>"
 ```
 
 My personal use case for this involves running the Go binary `go-transmission-stats` on a systemd timer that triggers the corresponding service every 12 hours.
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ ExecStart=sh -c '/usr/local/bin/go-transmission-stats > /home/user/public/html/t
 User=<your user>
 Group=<your user's group>
 WorkingDirectory=/home/user/go-transmission-stats
+ENVIRONMENT="RPC_HOST=<ip address of Transmission server>"
+ENVIRONMENT="RPC_USER=<rpc username>"
+ENVIRONMENT="RPC_PASSWORD=<rpc password>"
 ```
 
 Create the systemd timer: