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 ## Example Usage
 
 ```
+# Set the variable value in *.tfvars file or using -var="do_token=..." CLI option
+variable "do_token" {}
+
 # Configure the DigitalOcean Provider
 provider "digitalocean" {
     token = "${var.do_token}"