diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4313645bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+JWT_SECRET="b/&&7b78BF&fv/Vd"
+MAPBOX_TOKEN="pk.eyJ1IjoiaHVtYW4tY29ubmVjdGlvbiIsImEiOiJjajl0cnBubGoweTVlM3VwZ2lzNTNud3ZtIn0.KZ8KK9l70omjXbEkkbHGsQ"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b82c75999..3a563eff9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ $ yarn styleguide:build
 $ yarn install
 ```
 
+Copy:
+```
+cp .env.template .env
+```
+Configure the file `.env` according to your needs and your local setup.
+
 ### Development
 ``` bash
 # serve with hot reload at localhost:3000
diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index be8da36c5..46eed5420 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const pkg = require('./package')
-const envWhitelist = ['NODE_ENV', 'MAINTENANCE']
+const envWhitelist = ['NODE_ENV', 'MAINTENANCE', 'MAPBOX_TOKEN']
 const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
 const path = require('path')