diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88a0284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Environment variables declared in this file are automatically made available to Prisma.
+# See the documentation for more detail: https://pris.ly/d/prisma-schema#accessing-environment-variables-from-the-schema
+
+# Prisma supports the native connection string format for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB and CockroachDB.
+# See the documentation for all the connection string options: https://pris.ly/d/connection-strings
+
+DATABASE_URL="sqlserver://172.30.1.66:1433;database=onsitesurvey;user=sa;password=Qwertqaz12345;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=true;"
+
+# SESSION_PASSWORD="QWERASDFZXCV1234567890REWQFDSAVCXZ"
+SESSION_PASSWORD="This application is for mobile field research"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6672bf..2a5357b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 .pnpm-debug.log*
 
 # env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
-.env*
+# .env*
 
 # vercel
 .vercel