diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..748b013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+APP_ENV=local
+APP_DEBUG=true
+APP_KEY=J6cc5Vpd1q5F76VGcCfMY3rx8dEeCOfE
+
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_DATABASE=homestead
+DB_USERNAME=homestead
+DB_PASSWORD=secret
+
+CACHE_DRIVER=file
+SESSION_DRIVER=file
+QUEUE_DRIVER=sync
+
+MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
+MAIL_HOST=mailtrap.io
+MAIL_PORT=2525
+MAIL_USERNAME=null
+MAIL_PASSWORD=null
+MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ff24d0..70e56b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 /node_modules
 Homestead.yaml
 Homestead.json
-.env