diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d14b826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Database
+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=voxblogRootPass123!
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=voxblogAppPass123!
+DB_HOST=mysql
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_USER=voxblog
+DB_PASSWORD=voxblogAppPass123!
+DB_NAME=voxblog
+
+# Application
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=P!JfChRiaA2Gdnm6iIo8
+OPENAI_API_KEY=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
+GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY=c61e51d43cc983d5e0955ef4:d510e6fc875d8179f2d4d425ab8cd1ac39e96165e4af90bab4173427063cad54
+GHOST_ADMIN_API_URL=https://pusula.blog/ghost
+
+# S3 Storage
+S3_BUCKET=voxblog
+S3_REGION=us-east-1
+S3_ACCESS_KEY=minio-689791bae30a0b59e76d59eb
+S3_SECRET_KEY=dcb9f584e325977285f04c17c64e62c73bd0726e1469b2a2
+S3_ENDPOINT=https://s3.pusula.blog
+
+# Frontend (for production deployment)
+VITE_API_URL=https://admin.pusula.blog/api
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 7dc7f40..5c54cc8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,22 +18,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
-      - name: Create .env file
+      - name: Ensure .env file exists
         run: |
-          cat > .env << EOF
-          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
-          MYSQL_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.MYSQL_PASSWORD }}
-          ADMIN_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.ADMIN_PASSWORD }}
-          OPENAI_API_KEY=${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-          GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY=${{ secrets.GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY }}
-          GHOST_ADMIN_API_URL=${{ secrets.GHOST_ADMIN_API_URL }}
-          S3_BUCKET=${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET }}
-          S3_REGION=${{ secrets.S3_REGION }}
-          S3_ACCESS_KEY=${{ secrets.S3_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          S3_SECRET_KEY=${{ secrets.S3_SECRET_KEY }}
-          S3_ENDPOINT=${{ secrets.S3_ENDPOINT }}
-          VITE_API_URL=${{ secrets.VITE_API_URL }}
-          EOF
+          if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+            echo ".env file is missing. Add it to the repository or provision it before deployment."
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Stop existing containers
         run: docker-compose down || true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e3d7cc..923f2f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ node_modules/
 /packages/**/dist/
 
 # Env & secrets
-.env
 .env.local
 
 # Logs