diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50198e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/
+
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29de64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VITE_API_BASE_URL=https://admin.ua42.com/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2282b91..6faf2a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 pnpm-debug.log*
 
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
 # macOS-specific files
 .DS_Store