diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00e7879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+DB_USERNAME=finance_user
+DB_PASSWORD=SecurePassword123!
+DB_NAME=finance_app
+
+
+JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key_here_minimum_32_characters_long
+JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=your_refresh_secret_key_here_minimum_32_characters_long
+
+
+COOKIE_DOMAIN=ai-assistant-bot.xyz
+COOKIE_SECURE=true
+
+
+FRONTEND_URL=https://your-frontend.ai-assistant-bot.xyz
+CORS_ORIGINS=https://your-frontend.ai-assistant-bot.xyz
+EOF
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b56acf..6ce99d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ lerna-debug.log*
 !.vscode/extensions.json
 
 # dotenv environment variable files
-.env
-.env.development.local
-.env.test.local
-.env.production.local
-.env.local
+# .env
+# .env.development.local
+# .env.test.local
+# .env.production.local
+# .env.local
 
 # temp directory
 .temp