diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index b9a319ef..79fa4b1a 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
- VITE_APP_FIREBASE_API_KEY="AIzaSyA3I8aPbJ9GRCD9dS1FoGAFHGXlwEYgOOY"
- VITE_APP_AUTH_DOMAIN="codelabz-gsoc24.firebaseapp.com"
- VITE_APP_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID="codelabz-gsoc24"
- VITE_APP_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID="343629691607"
- VITE_APP_FIREBASE_APP_ID="1:343629691607:web:fc8a4fd50eb3e043080e92"
- VITE_APP_FIREBASE_MEASUREMENTID="G-BCZV7161Z9"
- VITE_APP_DATABASE_URL="https://DATABASE_NAME.REGION.firebasedatabase.app"
- VITE_APP_FIREBASE_FCM_VAPID_KEY="sV8Du6UY3_PbluQ7BFoOoIOdKVt84t5jhhJ3odSXKIk"
- VITE_APP_USE_EMULATOR="true"
- CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID="vtf66u"
+ VITE_APP_FIREBASE_API_KEY=<FIREBASE_API_KEY>
+ VITE_APP_AUTH_DOMAIN=<FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN>
+ VITE_APP_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=<FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID>
+ VITE_APP_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=<FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID>
+ VITE_APP_FIREBASE_APP_ID=<FIREBASE_APP_ID>
+ VITE_APP_FIREBASE_MEASUREMENTID=<FIREBASE_MEASUREMENTID>
+ VITE_APP_DATABASE_URL=<FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL>
+ VITE_APP_FIREBASE_FCM_VAPID_KEY=<FIREBASE_VAPID_KEY>
+ VITE_APP_USE_EMULATOR=<USE_EMULATOR>
+ CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID=<CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID>
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1df4d686..4b284840 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
-.env.sample
 
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*