diff --git a/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.env b/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 20dd095..0000000
--- a/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-API_BASE_URL=http://192.168.29.138:3000/api
diff --git a/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.gitignore b/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.gitignore
index cd07461..b024ea1 100644
--- a/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/instagramflutterapp/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *.swp
 .env
 .env*
+!.env.example
 .DS_Store
 .atom/
 .build/