diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c256ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Discord Soundboard Environment Beispiel
+DISCORD_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
+PORT=8199
+SOUNDS_DIR=/data/sounds
+#ALLOWED_GUILD_IDS=123456789012345678,987654321098765432
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Runtime data
 /data/
+
+!.env.example
+