diff --git a/.easignore b/.easignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 40cdd74d..00000000
--- a/.easignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-.env.development
-.env.production
-.env.staging
-.env.qa
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e1599b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -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 002be55c..e415e30b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ web-build/
 yarn-error.log
 /coverage
 
-.env.development
-.env.production
-.env.staging
-.env.qa
-
 # macOS
 .DS_Store
 
diff --git a/eas.json b/eas.json
index 74f931dc..dded1651 100644
--- a/eas.json
+++ b/eas.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     },
     "staging": {
       "channel": "staging",
-      "distribution": "internal",
+      "distribution": "store",
       "pnpm": "8.15.4",
       "ios": {
         "image": "latest"