diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f567e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=
+DISCORD_DAYS_TO_DELETE_REACTION=999
+DISCORD_LOG_CHANNEL_ID=
+DISCORD_WELCOME_CHANNEL_ID=
+
+#BOT_REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:3278"
+
+RUST_LOG="refraction=info,warn"
+RUST_BACKTRACE=1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f07ccc4..b0e79ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Cargo.lock
 # direnv secrets
 .env
 .env.*
-!.env.example
+!.env.template
 
 # Nix
 .direnv/
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ repl-result-out*
 *.rdb
 
 # JetBrains
-.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea/