diff --git a/Using-the-MySQL-Backend.md b/Using-the-MySQL-Backend.md
index cbfbe34..11b9932 100644
--- a/Using-the-MySQL-Backend.md
+++ b/Using-the-MySQL-Backend.md
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ To use the MySQL backend, first ensure you build the binary [with MySQL feature
 
 To run the binary or container ensure the ```DATABASE_URL``` environment variable is set (i.e. ```DATABASE_URL='mysql://<user>:<password>@mysql/bitwarden```) and ```ENABLE_DB_WAL``` is set to false ```ENABLE_DB_WAL='false'``` .
 
-Example using docker
+**Connection String Syntax:**
+```
+DATABASE_URL=mysql://[[user]:[password]@]host[:port][/database]
+```
+**Example using Docker:**
 ```
 # Start a mysql container
 docker run --name mysql --net <some-docker-network>\
@@ -18,4 +22,11 @@ docker run -d --name bitwarden --net <some-docker-network>\
  -e RUST_BACKTRACE=1 -e DATABASE_URL='mysql://<bitwarden_user>:<bitwarden_pw>@mysql/bitwarden'\
  -e ADMIN_TOKEN=<some_random_token_as_per_above_explanation>\
  -e ENABLE_DB_WAL='false' <you bitwarden_rs image name>
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+**Example using Non-Docker MySQL Server:**
+
+```
+Server IP/Port 192.168.1.10:3306 UN: dbuser / PW: P@ssw0rd / DB: Bitwarden
+mysql://dbuser:P@ssw0rd@192.168.1.10:3306/bitwarden
+```