diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53d1e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONTAINER_PORT=7180
+UID=1000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8071bd3..edc7bd8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 #-------------------------
 # These should never be under version control,
 # as it poses a security risk.
-.env
 .vagrant
 Vagrantfile