diff --git a/.env.demo b/.env.demo
index a24f4427..a2ad6189 100644
--- a/.env.demo
+++ b/.env.demo
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@ IMAP2_SSL=true
 IMAP2_POLL_INTERVAL_MINUTES=10
 IMAP2_DELETE_AFTER_PROCESS=false
 
-GOTENBERG_URL=http://gotenberg:3000
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+GOTENBERG_URL=http://gotenberg:3000
+
+# ** needed for Authentik **
+
+SESSION_SECRET=<atLeast32Characters>
+AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_ID=<yourAuthentikAppClientID>
+AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_SECRET=<yourAuthentikAppClientSecret>
+AUTHENTIK_CONFIG_URL=<ConfigUrlOfYourApp, e.g. https://authentik.example.com/application/o/document-parser/.well-known/openid-configuration>
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e61f348f..e261fe8b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ openai
 pymupdf
 requests
 dropbox
-azure-ai-documentintelligence
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+azure-ai-documentintelligence
+authlib
+python-dotenv
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