diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68a380b..741a9fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
+.env
 .env*.local
-.env*
 
 # vercel
 .vercel
diff --git a/deployment/.env.example b/deployment/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5d74a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+REGISTRY_BASE=docker.io/ccva
+STACK_NAME=ccva
+DEPLOY_BASE_DOMAIN=ccv.cardanoapi.io
+IMAGE_VERSION_TAG=v1
+METADATA_API_DATABASE_URL=postgres://drep_id:xxxxxxxxxxx@postgres/drep_metadata
+CARDANO_NETWORK=preprod
+GITHUB_TOKEN=XXXXX