diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8a2ef496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ghostfolio-build
+
+# CACHE
+REDIS_HOST=localhost
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+REDIS_PASSWORD=ifdjsgbnalksbfvasdjuhcgk
+
+# POSTGRES
+POSTGRES_DB=ghostfolio-db
+POSTGRES_USER=user
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=aksdhjbfgdiawvbdksavb
+
+ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT=thisisarandomstringtocreatetokens
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?connect_timeout=300&sslmode=prefer
+JWT_SECRET_KEY=thisisarandomstringtocreatetokens
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1339a53b7..a9ad8d4b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 # misc
 /.angular/cache
-.env
 .env.prod
 .nx/cache
 /.sass-cache