diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62994df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NEXT_PUBLIC_PUBLIC_SIGNING_KEY=LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQVUJMSUMgS0VZLS0tLS0KTUNvd0JRWURLMlZ3QXlFQVJiK1N5c0VQemRYaGN4OWtyMy9rY3NNNURheDZRS1Q0VXZ3bW9PbWd2UHc9Ci0tLS0tRU5EIFBVQkxJQyBLRVktLS0tLQo=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index b68a56a..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-NEXT_PUBLIC_PUBLIC_SIGNING_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b8da95..5340dd9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 .pnpm-debug.log*
 
-# env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
-.env*
-!.env.example
-
 # vercel
 .vercel