Rename .env.example to .env.install with step-by-step guide, update README

.env.example

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-# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# AtomCMS — Environment Configuration
-# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Choose your platform and copy the right file:
-#
-#   Linux:   cp .env.example.linux   .env
-#   Windows: cp .env.example.windows .env
-#
-# Then run: php artisan key:generate
-# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────

.env.install

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+╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+║           AtomCMS — Environment Installation Guide          ║
+╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+
+Follow these steps to configure your environment:
+
+Step 1 ─ Choose your platform
+─────────────────────────────
+  Linux:   cp .env.example.linux .env
+  Windows: cp .env.example.windows .env
+
+Step 2 ─ Generate app key
+─────────────────────────
+  php artisan key:generate
+
+Step 3 ─ Edit database settings in .env
+───────────────────────────────────────
+  DB_DATABASE=habbo
+  DB_USERNAME=cms          # Linux: create a dedicated DB user
+  DB_USERNAME=root         # Windows: default MySQL user
+  DB_PASSWORD=your_secure_password
+
+Step 4 ─ Set your domain
+─────────────────────────
+  APP_URL=https://yourhotel.nl
+  SESSION_DOMAIN=.yourhotel.nl
+  SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS=yourhotel.nl,www.yourhotel.nl
+  CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://yourhotel.nl,https://www.yourhotel.nl
+
+Step 5 ─ Set to production
+───────────────────────────
+  APP_ENV=production
+  APP_DEBUG=false
+
+Step 6 ─ (Linux only) Configure Redis
+─────────────────────────────────────
+  sudo apt install redis-server
+  sudo systemctl enable --now redis-server
+
+Step 7 ─ Run migrations
+────────────────────────
+  php artisan migrate --seed
+
+Step 8 ─ Build frontend
+───────────────────────
+  yarn install && yarn build:all
+
+Step 9 ─ Set permissions (Linux)
+────────────────────────────────
+  sudo chown -R www-data:www-data storage bootstrap/cache public/build
+  sudo chmod -R 775 storage bootstrap/cache
+
+Step 10 ─ Restart PHP-FPM (Linux)
+─────────────────────────────────
+  sudo systemctl restart php8.5-fpm
+
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  Your hotel is now ready at: https://yourhotel.nl
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

README.md

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 | File | Platform | Cache | Database |
 | ---- | -------- | ----- | -------- |
+| `.env.install` | — | — | Step-by-step setup guide |
 | `.env.example.linux` | Linux (production) | Redis | MariaDB |
 | `.env.example.windows` | Windows (development) | File-based | MySQL |
 
 ```bash
+# Read the installation guide first
+less .env.install
+
 # Linux
 cp .env.example.linux .env