diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b62cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@hostname/database
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f7afee0..d55347f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ _build
 *.iml
 rebar3.crashdump
 .DS_Store
-.env*
+*.env
 .tool-versions