diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ You can set these variables in your environment, in a `.env` file, or in the Cla
 uv sync --all-extras --dev # install dev dependencies
 uv run ruff check . # run linting
 
-docker compose up -d test_services # start ClickHouse
-uv run pytest tests
+docker compose up -d clickhouse # start ClickHouse
+env $(cat tests/test.env | xargs) uv run pytest tests # one-liner to run tests with default env vars
 ```
 
 ## YouTube Overview
diff --git a/tests/test.env b/tests/test.env
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CLICKHOUSE_HOST=localhost
+CLICKHOUSE_PORT=8123
+CLICKHOUSE_USER=default
+CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD=clickhouse
+CLICKHOUSE_SECURE=false
+CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY=false 
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