diff --git a/.env b/.env.example
similarity index 83%
rename from .env
rename to .env.example
index 6b6c997..3645f35 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION='Only one degree of separation lies between everyon
 NEXT_PUBLIC_TWITTER_HANDLE='pblcasmbly'
 NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBSITE_URL='https://public---assembly.com'
 NEXT_PUBLIC_NETWORK_URL=1
-NEXT_PUBLIC_ALCHEMY_KEY="rz9nhdXFsZfSlj1HecBH-ccP9tgyuNeR"
\ No newline at end of file
+NEXT_PUBLIC_ALCHEMY_KEY=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2a963e..c87c9b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,3 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
-
-# env
-.env