diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8489e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+HOST=0.0.0.0
+PORT=80
+WEATHER_PROVIDER=local
+PWS=WU
+LOCAL_PERSISTENCE=true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2afc654..67a05ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
-.env
 coverage/*
 npm-debug.log
 .idea