diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89e53e8..a04b05c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ node_modules/
 
 # Environment & credentials — never commit these
 backend/.env
+frontend/.env
 **/.env.local
 
 # Runtime data files
diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2e049e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+HOST=127.0.0.1
+DANGEROUSLY_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true
+REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:3001