diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94dc7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CONVEX_SELF_HOSTED_URL='https://your-convex-backend.example.com'
+CONVEX_SELF_HOSTED_ADMIN_KEY='self-hosted-convex|YOUR_ADMIN_KEY'
+NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=http://localhost:3000
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL=https://your-convex-backend.example.com
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_SITE_URL=https://your-convex-site.example.com
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ef6a52..7b8da95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 
 # env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
 .env*
+!.env.example
 
 # vercel
 .vercel