diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa39f5a..b19df79 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ node_modules/
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
-.env*
 
 # logs
 npm-debug.log*
diff --git a/server/.env b/server/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3cb381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PORT=5050
+MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/todolist
+NODE_ENV=development
\ No newline at end of file