diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9df597c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.egg-info
diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a662b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# PostgreSQL database host
+POSTGRES_HOST=products_db
+
+# PostgreSQL database user
+POSTGRES_USER=username
+
+# PostgreSQL database password
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+
+# PostgreSQL database name
+POSTGRES_DATABASE=database
+
+# PostgreSQL database port
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+
+# Asynchronous database URI for connecting to PostgreSQL
+ASYNC_DATABASE_URI=postgresql+asyncpg://username:password@products_db:5432/database
+
+# Name of the project or application
+PROJECT_NAME=Product Listings
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f045616..bb280ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 # Commands
 
 `alias pps="podman container ps -a"`
+
 `alias pre="podman-compose down && podman-compose up -d"`
 
 `podman-compose up`
+
 `podman-compose down`
 
 # Dockerfile