diff --git a/docs/neurobagel_environment_variables.tsv b/docs/neurobagel_environment_variables.tsv
index 3f957c6..f94c0d1 100644
--- a/docs/neurobagel_environment_variables.tsv
+++ b/docs/neurobagel_environment_variables.tsv
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ Environment variable	Set manually in .env?	Description	Default value if not set
 `NB_GRAPH_PORT_HOST`	No	Port number on the _host machine_ to map the graph server container port to	`7200`	Docker
 `NB_GRAPH_PORT`	No	Port number used by the _graph server container_	`7200` *	Docker, Python
 `NB_QUERY_TAG`	No	Docker image tag for the query tool	`latest`	Docker
-`NB_QUERY_PORT_HOST`	No	Port number used by the `query_tool` on the host machine	`3000`	Docker
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+`NB_QUERY_PORT_HOST`	No	Port number used by the `query_tool` on the host machine	`3000`	Docker
+`NB_FEDERATE_REMOTE_PUBLIC_NODES`	Yes 	If "True", include public nodes in federation	`true`	Docker, Python
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diff --git a/template.env b/template.env
index 6e819c6..dc93aae 100644
--- a/template.env
+++ b/template.env
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ NB_RETURN_AGG=true
 # NB_FAPI_PORT_HOST=8080
 # NB_FAPI_PORT=8000
 # NB_FAPI_TAG=latest
+# NB_FEDERATE_REMOTE_PUBLIC_NODES=True
 # ---------------------------------
 
 # ---- CONFIGURATION FOR QUERY TOOL ----