diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7408ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+REACT_APP_API_URL="http://dummy:port/"
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d29575..532eddc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+
+.env
\ No newline at end of file