diff --git a/charts/librenms/.gitignore b/charts/librenms/.gitignore
index 80bf7fc..27240bc 100644
--- a/charts/librenms/.gitignore
+++ b/charts/librenms/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-charts
\ No newline at end of file
+charts
+values-local.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/librenms/README.md b/charts/librenms/README.md
index f69fe7c..3cb9ff8 100644
--- a/charts/librenms/README.md
+++ b/charts/librenms/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tool.
 
 ```shell
 $ helm repo add thechef23 https://thechef23.github.io/helm-librenms
-$ helm install my-release thechef23-librenms/librenms
+$ helm install my-release thechef23-librenms/librenms --set appkey=<LibreNMS Application key>
 ```
 
 ## Prerequisites
@@ -21,13 +21,19 @@ To install the chart with the release name `my-release` and default configuratio
 
 ```shell
 $ helm repo add thechef23 https://thechef23.github.io/helm-librenms
-$ helm install my-release thechef23-librenms/librenms
+$ helm install my-release thechef23-librenms/librenms --set appkey=<LibreNMS Application key>
 ```
 
 ## Values
-Check the [values.yml](/TheChef23/helm-librenms/blob/main/values.yaml) file for the available settings for this chart and its
+Check the [values.yaml](/TheChef23/helm-librenms/blob/main/values.yaml) file for the available settings for this chart and its
 dependencies.
 
+### Required values:
+```
+librenms:
+  appkey: 
+```
+
 ## Uninstalling the Chart
 
 To delete the chart:
diff --git a/charts/librenms/values.yaml b/charts/librenms/values.yaml
index 511830b..fad7e12 100644
--- a/charts/librenms/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/librenms/values.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 # Default values for librenms.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
-
 librenms:
   image:
     repository: librenms/librenms
     tag: 24.5.0
 
+  # Laravel appkey used by LibreNMS, a default is set for useability it is
+  # recommended to replace this with your own key
+  # THIS A REQUIRED SETTINGS
+  appkey: 
+
   # Timezone used by librenms for communication with RRD cached
   timezone: UTC
 
@@ -18,9 +21,7 @@ librenms:
     $config['distributed_poller_group']          = '0';
     $config['distributed_poller']                = true;
   
-  # Laravel appkey used by LibreNMS, a default is set for useability it is
-  # recommended to replace this with your own key
-  appkey: base64:Qh1eBwRfpgNHWByDDqhaX0I/0hnE/VDRiLHLnjwrZRw=
+
   
   # Frontend container configurations options
   frontend: