diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d667da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+API_KEY=my-super-secret-key-123
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9d719b..a4db55c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
 *.log
+
+.env