diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..816b3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4000/api
+VITE_DEFAULT_USERNAME=keshav.anand.1
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..c698681 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,34 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+dist
+dist-ssr
+*.local
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
+
+# Environment variables
+.env.local
+.env.production
+.env
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