diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d849a121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+NEO4J_URI=bolt://localhost:7687
+NEO4J_USER=neo4j
+NEO4J_PASSWORD=letmein
+GRAPHQL_LISTEN_PORT=4000
+GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000
+MOCK=false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2658d7d1..713d5006d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules/
+.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1805a90c..670fefcae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ yarn install
 npm install
 ```
 
+Copy:
+```
+cp .env.template .env
+```
+Configure the file `.env` according to your needs and your local setup.
+
 Start the GraphQL service:
 
 ```bash