diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 475a549..5aec71f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ celerybeat.pid
 *.sage.py
 
 # Environments
-.env
 .venv
 env/
 venv/
diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37c6910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ENVIRONMENT=development
+PG_USER=developer
+PG_PASSWORD=password
+PG_DB_NAME=dev
+PG_HOST=localhost
+PG_PORT=5432
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