diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 354d408..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-ORCID_CLIENT_ID=
-ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET=
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/orcid_db
-REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a10ec79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ORCID_CLIENT_ID=123412341234
+ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET=123412341234
+
+API_KEY_NAME=X-API-Key
+API_KEY_VALUE=123412341234
+
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/orcid_db
+REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
+
+BASE_URL=http://localhost:8000/api
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2fc4f04..ac05f8f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - ./backend/.env
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/orcid_db
       REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ services:
       - "5173:5173"
     depends_on:
       - backend
+    env_file:
+      - ./frontend/.env
 
   db:
     image: postgres:16