diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebde75a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_SEARCH=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_ADD_QUESTION=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_FAVORITES=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_DELETE_QUESTION=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_TAGS=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_COMMENTARIES=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_RATING=on
+REACT_APP_FEATURE_LIKE_COMMENT=on
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 704f866..100b953 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ web_modules/
 # Yarn Integrity file
 .yarn-integrity
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
-.env.test
-.env.production
-
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
 .cache
 .parcel-cache