diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e054153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+API_URL=http://localhost:1337
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=$API_URL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1437c53..74b7586 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local