diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 317256c..af2dbe5 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ INBOX_PULL_INTERVAL_SECONDS=600
 IMPORT_START_DATE="2023-01-20"
 IMPORT_QUERY_INTERVAL_SECONDS=600
 IMPORT_SEED_RELAYS="relay.damus.io,nos.lol,relay.nostr.band,relay.snort.social,nostr.land,nostr.mom,relay.nos.social,relay.primal.net,relay.nostr.bg,no.str.cr,nostr21.com,nostrue.com,relay.siamstr.com,wot.utxo.one,nostrelites.org,wot.nostr.party,wot.sovbit.host,wot.girino.org,relay.lnau.net,wot.siamstr.com,wot.sudocarlos.com,relay.otherstuff.fyi,relay.lexingtonbitcoin.org,wot.azzamo.net,wot.swarmstr.com,zap.watch,satsage.xyz,wons.calva.dev"
-IMPORT_SEED_RELAYS_FILE="" # If you want to use a json file, set this to the path of the file (e.g. "relays_import.json")
+IMPORT_SEED_RELAYS_FILE=""
 
 ## Backup Settings
 BACKUP_PROVIDER="aws"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ AWS_BUCKET_NAME="utxo-relay-backups"
 
 ## Blastr Settings
 BLASTR_RELAYS="relay.damus.io,nos.lol,relay.nostr.band,relay.snort.social,nostr.land,nostr.mom,relay.nos.social,relay.primal.net,relay.nostr.bg,no.str.cr,nostr21.com,nostrue.com,relay.siamstr.com,wot.utxo.one,nostrelites.org,wot.nostr.party,wot.sovbit.host,wot.girino.org,relay.lnau.net,wot.siamstr.com,wot.sudocarlos.com,relay.otherstuff.fyi,relay.lexingtonbitcoin.org,wot.azzamo.net,wot.swarmstr.com,zap.watch,satsage.xyz,wons.calva.dev"
-BLASTR_RELAYS_FILE="" # If you want to use a json file, set this to the path of the file (e.g. "relays_blastr.json")
+BLASTR_RELAYS_FILE=""
 
 ## OPTIONAL: Docker UID and GID - should be the same as the user running the docker container
 DOCKER_UID=1000
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c49bd7..618c55c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 .env
+relays_import.example.json
+relays_blastr.example.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5602fe0..521faf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ cp .env.example .env
 
 Open the `.env` file and set the necessary environment variables.
 
+If you want to use custom relay files for import and blastr, you can specify IMPORT_SEED_RELAYS_FILE and BLASTR_RELAYS_FILE in the .env file. First, copy the example JSON files:
+   
+```bash
+cp import_seed_relays.example.json import_seed_relays.json
+cp blastr_relays.example.json blastr_relays.json
+```
+
+Then, set the paths to the files in the .env file:
+
+```bash
+IMPORT_SEED_RELAYS_FILE=import_seed_relays.json
+BLASTR_RELAYS_FILE=blastr_relays.json
+```
+
+The JSON should contain an array of relay URLs (without ws:// or wss://):
+
+```json
+[
+  "relay.damus.io",
+  "nos.lol",
+]
+```
+
 ### 4. Build the project
 
 Run the following command to build the relay:
diff --git a/relays_blastr.json b/relays_blastr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6476d61..0000000
--- a/relays_blastr.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-[
-  "relay.damus.io",
-  "nos.lol",
-  "relay.nostr.band",
-  "relay.snort.social",
-  "nostr.land",
-  "nostr.mom",
-  "relay.nos.social",
-  "relay.primal.net",
-  "relay.nostr.bg",
-  "no.str.cr",
-  "nostr21.com",
-  "nostrue.com",
-  "relay.siamstr.com",
-  "wot.utxo.one",
-  "nostrelites.org",
-  "wot.nostr.party",
-  "wot.sovbit.host",
-  "wot.girino.org",
-  "relay.lnau.net",
-  "wot.siamstr.com",
-  "wot.sudocarlos.com",
-  "relay.otherstuff.fyi",
-  "relay.lexingtonbitcoin.org",
-  "wot.azzamo.net",
-  "wot.swarmstr.com",
-  "zap.watch",
-  "satsage.xyz",
-  "wons.calva.dev"
-]
diff --git a/relays_import.json b/relays_import.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6476d61..0000000
--- a/relays_import.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-[
-  "relay.damus.io",
-  "nos.lol",
-  "relay.nostr.band",
-  "relay.snort.social",
-  "nostr.land",
-  "nostr.mom",
-  "relay.nos.social",
-  "relay.primal.net",
-  "relay.nostr.bg",
-  "no.str.cr",
-  "nostr21.com",
-  "nostrue.com",
-  "relay.siamstr.com",
-  "wot.utxo.one",
-  "nostrelites.org",
-  "wot.nostr.party",
-  "wot.sovbit.host",
-  "wot.girino.org",
-  "relay.lnau.net",
-  "wot.siamstr.com",
-  "wot.sudocarlos.com",
-  "relay.otherstuff.fyi",
-  "relay.lexingtonbitcoin.org",
-  "wot.azzamo.net",
-  "wot.swarmstr.com",
-  "zap.watch",
-  "satsage.xyz",
-  "wons.calva.dev"
-]