diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f3078a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_ARK_API_KEY=4be01684-0d43-46c0-9bc9-533213afc982
+VITE_BASE_URL=/scriptflow/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a86d2a..988f842 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ dist/
 coverage/
 .DS_Store
 *.log
-.env*
 !.env.example