diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73e0be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+DATABASE_URL=
+JWT_SECRET=
+REDIS_URL=
+STRIPE_SECRET=
+GEMINI_API_KEY=
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..c91fdd4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,24 +1,9 @@
-# Logs
-logs
-*.log
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-lerna-debug.log*
-
 node_modules
 dist
-dist-ssr
-*.local
-
-# Editor directories and files
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/extensions.json
-.idea
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.production
+.vercel
+coverage
+*.log
 .DS_Store
-*.suo
-*.ntvs*
-*.njsproj
-*.sln
-*.sw?