diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f00b588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+AUTH_USERNAME=
+AUTH_PASSWORD=
+RESOURCE_PATH=
diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
deleted file mode 100644
index 941e699..0000000
--- a/.env.local
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-AUTH_USERNAME=admin
-AUTH_PASSWORD=changeme
-RESOURCE_PATH=/Users/tech/workspace/n3-world/handy-tools/ftdl
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7c1d2e..23bad85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ yarn-error.log*
 
 # env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
 .env*.local
-!.env.local
 
 # vercel
 .vercel