diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e1599b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+API_URL=https://dummyjson.com/
+
+## TODO: add the variable to your  CI and remove it from here, not recommended setting sensitive values on your git repo
+SECRET_KEY=my-secret-key
+VAR_NUMBER=10 # this is a number variable
+VAR_BOOL=true # this is a boolean variable
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d1ae029b..8275e625 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ web-build/
 yarn-error.log
 /coverage
 
-.env.**
-
+.env.development
+.env.production
+.env.staging
+.env.qa
 
 # macOS
 .DS_Store
 
-.env.*
+.env.development
+.env.production
+.env.staging
+.env.qa
 
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