diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c54372ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FIREBASE_APIKEY=""
+FIREBASE_APPID=""
+FIREBASE_AUTHDOMAIN=""
+FIREBASE_DATABASEURL=""
+FIREBASE_MEASUREMENTID=""
+FIREBASE_MESSAGINGSENDERID=""
+FIREBASE_PROJECTID=""
+FIREBASE_STORAGEBUCKET=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d12a134e..4a5ee8d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typings/
 *.tgz
 
 # dotenv environment variable files
-.env*
+.env
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/