diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa652a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Ignore .env file to avoid pushing sensitive data to GitHub
+backend/.env
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diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
index a2686da..a6d84d0 100644
--- a/backend/.env
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@ DB_HOST=localhost
 DB_USER=root
 DB_NAME=sibayam
 API_URL=http://localhost:5000
-JWT_SECRET=2c5t0ny38989t03cr4ny904r8xy12jc
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+JWT_SECRET=2c5t0ny38989t03cr4ny904r8xy12jc
+EMAIL_HOST=email_host
+EMAIL_PORT=2525
+EMAIL_USER=email_user
+EMAIL_PASS=email_pass
+SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_send_grid_api_key
+EMAIL_FROM=sibayam52@gmail.com
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