diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ed8025..2d16964 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ Create interactive applications with Golang, HTMX, and Templ
 	- [Table of content](#table-of-content)
 - [Installation](#installation)
 - [Getting started](#getting-started)
+	- [Application structure](#application-structure)
+		- [assets](#assets)
+		- [conf](#conf)
+		- [db](#db)
+		- [events](#events)
+		- [handlers](#handlers)
+		- [types](#types)
+		- [views](#views)
 	- [Development server](#development-server)
 	- [Hot reloading the browser](#hot-reloading-the-browser)
 - [Migrations](#migrations)
@@ -16,6 +24,7 @@ Create interactive applications with Golang, HTMX, and Templ
 	- [Seeds](#seeds)
 - [Testing](#testing)
 	- [Testing handlers](#testing-handlers)
+- [Create a production release](#create-a-production-release)
 
 # Installation
 ```
@@ -33,6 +42,15 @@ cd [myprojectname]
 ```
 
 # Getting started
+## Application structure
+### assets
+### conf
+### db
+### events
+### handlers
+### types
+### views
+
 ## Development server
 Run the development server with the following command:
 ```
@@ -72,4 +90,16 @@ This command will run the seeds file located at `cmd/scripts/seed/main.go`
 # Testing
 ## Testing handlers
 
+# Create a production release
+Gothkit will compile your whole application including its assets into a single binary. To build your application for production you can run the following command:
+```
+make build
+```
+This will create a binary file located at  `/bin/app_release`.
+
+Make sure you also set the correct application environment variable in your `.env` file.
+```
+APP_ENV	= production
+```
+
 
diff --git a/bootstrap/.env b/bootstrap/.env
index 1e928c5..8652990 100644
--- a/bootstrap/.env
+++ b/bootstrap/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Application environment
 # production
 # development
-KIT_ENV 					= development
+APP_ENV 					= development
 
 # HTTP listen port of the application
 HTTP_LISTEN_ADDR			= :3000
diff --git a/kit/kit.go b/kit/kit.go
index 03bcc20..ea5c7d9 100644
--- a/kit/kit.go
+++ b/kit/kit.go
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ func WithAuthentication(config AuthenticationConfig, strict bool) func(http.Hand
 }
 
 func IsDevelopment() bool {
-	return os.Getenv("KIT_ENV") == "development"
+	return os.Getenv("APP_ENV") == "development"
 }
 
 func IsProduction() bool {
-	return os.Getenv("KIT_ENV") == "production"
+	return os.Getenv("APP_ENV") == "production"
 }
 
 func Env() string {
-	return os.Getenv("KIT_ENV")
+	return os.Getenv("APP_ENV")
 }