diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8835a9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API=https://netidhub.com/api
+NEXT_PUBLIC=https://netidhub.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e051cc24..22aa14ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
-.env*.local
-.env
+# .env*.local
+# .env
 
 # vercel
 .vercel