diff --git a/.docker/.env b/.docker/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bf2e6ba5baf01f74d92527a1b230071738261355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Example values to override for non-test deployments
+
+#BASE_URL=https://example.com
+#ADMIN_EMAIL=noreply@example.com
+#LOG_LEVEL=info
+#IDENTITY_SERVICE_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
+#AUTH_SERVICE_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
+#METADATA_DB_PASSWORD=dbrepo
+#DATA_DB_PASSWORD=dbrepo
+#AUTH_DB_PASSWORD=dbrepo
+#S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=seaweedfsadmin
+#S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=seaweedfsadmin
+#SYSTEM_PASSWORD=admin
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 189189b982c51a9f6e65c19cb335546deaba9fa5..c7f9e185567df07cec5926685711393fa7bfa55d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ready
 *.p12
 
 # Environment
-.docker/.env
+/.env
 
 # X509
 root.crt