diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0e355e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CHINT_TOKEN=lIywwAMdrOdsRxuWvRoekdxrPtmIPkxA
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:root@localhost:5432/rooftop?schema=public"
+JWT_SECRET="secret_key"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c87c9b3..c46b39c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
+
+.env