diff --git a/apps/api-server/.env.example b/apps/api-server/.env.example
index c6b6ffc..f2a6dbc 100644
--- a/apps/api-server/.env.example
+++ b/apps/api-server/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/free5gc
+# Database Configuration
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://telecom:password@localhost:5432/telecom_platform?sslmode=disable
 REDIS_URI=redis://localhost:6379
+
+# Server Configuration
 API_PORT=8000
 GIN_MODE=debug
-JWT_SECRET=change-me-in-production
 LOG_LEVEL=info
+
+# Authentication
+JWT_SECRET=change-me-in-production
+
+# External Services
+PROMETHEUS_URL=http://localhost:9090
+KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE=telecom-platform
diff --git a/apps/api-server/internal/config/config.go b/apps/api-server/internal/config/config.go
index 268fae5..2235d1b 100644
--- a/apps/api-server/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/apps/api-server/internal/config/config.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Payment        PaymentConfig        `json:"payment"`
 	ChargingEngine ChargingEngineConfig `json:"charging_engine"`
 	InfluxDB       InfluxDBConfig       `json:"influxdb"`
+	Auth           AuthConfig           `json:"auth"`
 }
 
 type ChargingEngineConfig struct {
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ type ES2Config struct {
 	FunctionalityRequesterID string `json:"functionality_requester_id"`
 }
 
+type AuthConfig struct {
+	JWTSecret string `json:"jwt_secret"`
+}
+
 func LoadConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		Server: ServerConfig{
@@ -117,5 +122,8 @@ func LoadConfig() *Config {
 			Org:    "telecom",
 			Bucket: "telecom",
 		},
+		Auth: AuthConfig{
+			JWTSecret: "change-me-in-production",
+		},
 	}
 }