diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76df82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_API_IMPLEMENTATION=django
+VITE_DJANGO_BASE_URL=http://localhost:7000
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da3df75..9ca2b60 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ node_modules
 # local env files
 .env.local
 .env.*.local
+.env
 
 # Log files
 npm-debug.log*