diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..951472f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+INFLUX_ORG=""
+INFLUX_TOKEN=""
+INFLUX_URL=""
+INFLUX_BUCKET="activitywatch"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ff86f8..578881e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ personal
 config.toml
 .vscode
 .venv
+.env
 
 htmlcov
 coverage.xml