diff --git a/.env b/.env.example
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rename from .env
rename to .env.example
index 0150c50d3..3f842f17a 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-VUE_APP_CACHE_MAX_AGE=3600
-VUE_APP_BASE_URL=https://dev-hc.hotwax.io/api/
-VUE_APP_RESOURCE_URL=
-VUE_APP_I18N_LOCALE=en
-VUE_APP_I18N_FALLBACK_LOCALE=en
-VUE_APP_VIEW_SIZE=10
+VUE_APP_CACHE_MAX_AGE=VUE_APP_CACHE_MAX_AGE
+VUE_APP_BASE_URL=VUE_APP_BASE_URL
+VUE_APP_RESOURCE_URL=VUE_APP_RESOURCE_URL
+VUE_APP_I18N_LOCALE=VUE_APP_I18N_LOCALE
+VUE_APP_I18N_FALLBACK_LOCALE=VUE_APP_I18N_FALLBACK_LOCALE
+VUE_APP_VIEW_SIZE=VUE_APP_VIEW_SIZE
 VUE_APP_ORD_IDENT_TYPE_ID=SHOPIFY_ORD_NAME
 VUE_APP_CUST_LOYALTY_OPTIONS={"LoyaltyCustomer"Pass", "LoyaltyPlusOrder":"Pass +"}
-VUE_APP_POLL_TIME=10000
+VUE_APP_POLL_TIME=VUE_APP_POLL_TIME
 VUE_APP_ORDER_FILTERS=["orderTypeId: SALES_ORDER", "facilityId:PRE_ORDER_PARKING OR facilityId:BACKORDER_PARKING", "orderStatusId: ORDER_APPROVED", "!orderItemStatusId: ITEM_CANCELLED" ]
 VUE_APP_BRANDS=[{"id": "", "name": ""}, {"id": "", "name": ""}]
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diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index ae6b7cf6c..3542a90c1 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VUE_APP_BASE_URL= https://hc.hotwax.io/api/
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+VUE_APP_BASE_URL=VUE_APP_BASE_URL
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diff --git a/.env.staging b/.env.staging
index fffaa78fe..3542a90c1 100644
--- a/.env.staging
+++ b/.env.staging
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VUE_APP_BASE_URL=https://dev-hc.hotwax.io/api/
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+VUE_APP_BASE_URL=VUE_APP_BASE_URL
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8d8b1cc2..ef312bccc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ npm-debug.log*
 /plugins
 /www
 .firebase/
+
+.env
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