diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d0a593b..7a5c1f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,4 +54,10 @@ atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
 cached-antora-playbook.yml
 
 node_modules
-/.kotlin/
\ No newline at end of file
+/.kotlin/
+
+### Environment ###
+.env
+*.env
+**/*.env
+
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 056a56a..9d7b66e 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ out/
 ### VS Code ###
 .vscode/
 
+### Environment ###
+.env
+*.env
+**/*.env
+
 ### Database ###
 data/
-
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/schema.sql b/backend/src/main/resources/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29