diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8421ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL='https://matrix.org'
+MATRIX_FULL_USER_ID='@fckidiots:matrix.org'
+MATRIX_PASSWORD='...'
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN='5890667880:...'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..f10862a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.env
diff --git a/mirrortea b/mirrortea
index b6177f2..3f1985d 100755
--- a/mirrortea
+++ b/mirrortea
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import asyncio
+import os
 import sys
 
 import aiogram as telegram
 import nio as matrix
 
-MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL = 'https://matrix.org'
-MATRIX_FULL_USER_ID = '@fckidiots:matrix.org'
-MATRIX_PASSWORD = '...'
-TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = '5890667880:...'
+MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL = os.environ['MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL']
+MATRIX_FULL_USER_ID   = os.environ['MATRIX_FULL_USER_ID']
+MATRIX_PASSWORD       = os.environ['MATRIX_PASSWORD']
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN    = os.environ['TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN']
 
 async def main():
     try: