diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbbd06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+PORT=number
+JWT_SECRET=string
+DATABASE_URL=postgresqlConnectionString
+PASSWORD_HASH_SECRET=verySecretHash
+PRESALT=prepend
+POSTSALT=postpend
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/auth.ts b/backend/src/helpers/jwt.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/src/helpers/auth.ts
rename to backend/src/helpers/jwt.ts
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 0f41afd..4f64b62 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { blocksRouter } from './routes/blocks.ts';
 import { imagesRouter } from './routes/images.ts';
 import { authRouter } from './routes/auth.ts';
 import { usersRouter } from './routes/users.ts';
-import { auth } from './middleware/auth.ts';
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/auth.ts b/backend/src/middleware/loadJWT.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from backend/src/middleware/auth.ts
rename to backend/src/middleware/loadJWT.ts
index 7e96d08..009580e 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/loadJWT.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
 import JsonWebToken, { defaultJWT } from '../types/JsonWebToken.ts';
-import { verifySignature, decodeJWT } from '../helpers/auth.ts';
+import { verifySignature, decodeJWT } from '../helpers/jwt.ts';
 
-export function auth(
+export function loadJWT(
   req: Request,
   res: Response,
   next: NextFunction
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/auth.ts b/backend/src/routes/auth.ts
index 003c8e4..9464abf 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import crypto from 'crypto';
 import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { users } from '../db/schema.ts';
 import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
-import { generateSignedJWT, base64UrlDecode } from '../helpers/auth.ts';
+import { generateSignedJWT, base64UrlDecode } from '../helpers/jwt.ts';
 
 const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
 const hashSecret = process.env.PASSWORD_HASH_SECRET!;
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/users.ts b/backend/src/routes/users.ts
index f4a0027..283634f 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/users.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/users.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres';
 import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { users } from '../db/schema.ts';
 import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
-import { auth } from '../middleware/auth.ts';
+import { loadJWT } from '../middleware/loadJWT.ts';
 
 const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
 export const usersRouter = express.Router();
 
-usersRouter.get("/getUsers", auth, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+usersRouter.get("/getUsers", loadJWT, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   if (req.jwt.payload.prm != 77)
     return res
       .status(403)
diff --git a/backend/src/types/JsonWebToken.ts b/backend/src/types/JsonWebToken.ts
index b3027b2..d9ee690 100644
--- a/backend/src/types/JsonWebToken.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types/JsonWebToken.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { encodeMessage } from '../helpers/auth.ts';
-
 type JsonWebToken = {
   header: {
     alg: string;