diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7fc31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_API_BASE_URL=
+VITE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..b50664c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ node_modules
 dist
 dist-ssr
 *.local
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
 
 # Editor directories and files
 .vscode/*