diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44bbc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# github OAuth app configs
+GITHUB_AUTH_CLIENT_ID=
+GITHUB_AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=
+
+# github app configs
+GITHUB_APP_ID=
+GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_ID=
+GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_SECRET=
+GITHUB_APP_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
+GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY=
+
+# gitlab OAuth app configs
+GITLAB_APP_CLIENT_ID=
+GITLAB_APP_CLIENT_SECRET=
+GITLAB_APP_REDIRECT_URI=
+
+# email configs
+EMAIL_HOST=
+EMAIL_ADDRESS=
+EMAIL_PASSWORD=
+
+PORT=
+
+# augur configs
+AUGUR_API_KEY=
+
+# database configs
+DB_DIALECT=
+DB_HOST=
+DB_NAME=
+DB_USER=
+DB_PASSWORD=
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 881f3e9..16b926b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ web_modules/
 
 # dotenv environment variable files
 .env*
+!.env.example
 
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
 .cache