diff --git a/.devcontainer/.env b/.devcontainer/.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04b7ac2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+POSTGRES_DB=postgres
+POSTGRES_HOSTNAME=localhost
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35376e57f..e68873fe7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ yarn.lock
 frontend/app/coverage
 cypress/screenshots
 coverage.out
+
+!.devcontainer/.env
\ No newline at end of file