diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcd0c252..fee95e8d 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ it directly.
 ## Prerequisites:
 - Node Package Manager
 
-## Translations in dev mode
+## Development
+
+### Adding a new environment configuration variable
+
+Any new environment / configuration variable must be registered in several places:
+
+1. [`./create_config_prod.js`](./create_config_prod.js): mapping the environment variable to a config object entry for 
+   production.
+2. [`./webpack.config.js`](./webpack.config.js): setting a default value for the environment variable; used in Webpack development 
+   builds.
+3. [`./src/public/config.js`](./src/public/config.js): creating the shape of the global config object (using the config object entry key, 
+   mapped to in 1.)
+4. [`./src/js/config.ts`](./src/js/config.ts): loading from the global config object (production) via key or from the 
+   environment variable directly, through Webpack replacement (development).
+
+### Translations in dev mode
 Add your English to French translations in `dist/public/locales/fr/translation_fr.json` for them to appear on the
 website.
diff --git a/create_config_prod.js b/create_config_prod.js
index 57fdf8e8..c24b95f1 100644
--- a/create_config_prod.js
+++ b/create_config_prod.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const siteConfig = {
   TRANSLATED: parseBoolean(process.env.BENTO_PUBLIC_TRANSLATED),
   BEACON_URL: process.env.BEACON_URL || null,
   BEACON_UI_ENABLED: parseBoolean(process.env.BENTO_BEACON_UI_ENABLED),
+  BEACON_NETWORK_ENABLED: parseBoolean(process.env.BENTO_BEACON_NETWORK_ENABLED),
 
   // Authentication
   PUBLIC_URL: process.env.BENTO_PUBLIC_URL || null,
diff --git a/src/public/config.js b/src/public/config.js
index 8e98a7ef..779177de 100644
--- a/src/public/config.js
+++ b/src/public/config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ BENTO_PUBLIC_CONFIG = {
   TRANSLATED: null,
   BEACON_URL: null,
   BEACON_UI_ENABLED: null,
+  BEACON_NETWORK_ENABLED: null,
   // Authentication
   PUBLIC_URL: null,
   CLIENT_ID: null,