diff --git a/.docker/.env b/.docker/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7df6edf0fe8433232e7eeaff888aedb8bef359a1
--- /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
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 189189b982c51a9f6e65c19cb335546deaba9fa5..29071da6c9344ad6963b47b4a458f622953d3719 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ ready
 *.crt
 *.p12
 
-# Environment
-.docker/.env
-
 # X509
 root.crt
 intermediate.crt