diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2f6bc7cb5..d3c05c4e0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ typings/
 
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
+# excempt the apps/www .env
+!apps/www/.env
 .env.test
 .env.local
 .env.production
diff --git a/apps/www/.env b/apps/www/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fdeb47aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/www/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# this is a public env file
+# do not use secrets in this file
+
+# Replace this URL with the URL of your blog app
+NEXT_PUBLIC_URL="https://localhost:3000"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_DOCS_URL="http://localhost:3005"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_STUDIO_URL="https://localhost:8082"
\ No newline at end of file