diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d17dae..ab582ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-.venv
+venv
+.vscode
+__pycache__
+.env
+.cursorignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b04e0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Email configuration
+EMAIL_ADDRESS=your_email@gmail.com
+EMAIL_PASSWORD=your_app_password
+
+# IMAP settings
+IMAP_HOST=imap.gmail.com
+IMAP_PORT=993
+
+# SMTP settings
+SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+