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diff --git a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/.env.example b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/.env.example
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+++ b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+UPSTASH_KAFKA_USER=
+UPSTASH_KAFKA_PASS=
+UPSTASH_KAFKA_ENDPOINT=
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diff --git a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/README.md b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/README.md
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+++ b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Linear Regression with Kafka and Pathway
+
+This example demonstrates simple linear regression on streaming data from Kafka.
+
+You can read the
+[linear regression on data from Kafka tutorial](https://pathway.com/developers/tutorials/linear_regression_with_kafka/)
+for more details.
+
+## Before you begin
+
+You'll need Python installed and access to a Kafka instance. If you don't have
+access to a Kafka instance you can signup for an [Upstash](https://upstash.com)
+account and use a free Kafka instance.
+
+## Setup the runtime environment
+
+Create a virtual environment, activate it, and install the example dependencies:
+
+```sh
+python -m venv env
+source env/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Create a `.env` file with the following contents. Update the environment
+variable values with credentials for your Kafka instance.
+
+```
+UPSTASH_KAFKA_USER=
+UPSTASH_KAFKA_PASS=
+UPSTASH_KAFKA_ENDPOINT=
+```
+
+## Run the examples
+
+Run the Pathway script:
+
+```sh
+python realtime_regression.py
+```
+
+Run the Kafka script:
+
+```sh
+python generate_kafka_stream.py
+```
diff --git a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/generating_kafka_stream.py b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/generating_kafka_stream.py
index dd369cc..fde60d4 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/generating_kafka_stream.py
+++ b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/generating_kafka_stream.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 import random
 import time
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
 from kafka import KafkaProducer
 
 topic = "linear-regression"
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ def get_value(i):
 
 
 # set kafka credentials
-kafka_endpoint = "talented-cow-10356-eu1-kafka.upstash.io:9092"
+kafka_endpoint = os.environ["UPSTASH_KAFKA_ENDPOINT"]
 kafka_user = os.environ["UPSTASH_KAFKA_USER"]
 kafka_pass = os.environ["UPSTASH_KAFKA_PASS"]
 
diff --git a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/realtime_regression.py b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/realtime_regression.py
index 9135fb8..46979c4 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/realtime_regression.py
+++ b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/realtime_regression.py
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 
 import pathway as pw
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
 # set kafka credentials (from upstash)
-kafka_endpoint = "talented-cow-10356-eu1-kafka.upstash.io:9092"
+kafka_endpoint = os.environ["UPSTASH_KAFKA_ENDPOINT"]
 kafka_user = os.environ["UPSTASH_KAFKA_USER"]
 kafka_pass = os.environ["UPSTASH_KAFKA_PASS"]
 
diff --git a/examples/kafka-linear-regression/requirements.txt b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/requirements.txt
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+++ b/examples/kafka-linear-regression/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+python-dotenv
+kafka-python
+pathway
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