diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a528ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_BASE_URL=
+VITE_API_KEY=
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..b265b89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+# Environment variables
+.env*
+!.env.example