diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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index 1c11102..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-PORT=4000
-NODE_ENV=production
-PORTAINER_URL=https://your-portainer.example.com
-PORTAINER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index deed335..1ae8931 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
 dist/
-.env
+backend/.env
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PORTAINER_URL=Your_Portainer_Server_Adress
+PORTAINER_API_KEY=Your_Portainer_API_Key
+PORTAINER_ENDPOINT_ID=Your_Portainer_Endpoint_ID