diff --git a/.env_sample b/.env_sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30857f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env_sample
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export SENDGRID_API_KEY=''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eeaed38..78e56fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ out
 .DS_Store
 gradle.properties
 repo
+.env
\ No newline at end of file