diff --git a/Backend/.dockerignore b/Backend/.dockerignore
index 8034fff..2e9ea89 100644
--- a/Backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/Backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 Dockerfile
 node_modules/
 package-lock.json
+.dockerignore
+.env.back
+.gitignore
diff --git a/Backend/.env b/Backend/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4696abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+PORT = 8000
+FRONTEND_URI = ${FRONTEND_URI}
+
+# Database
+MONGODB_URI = ${MONGODB_URI}
+DATABASE_NAME=CropCompass
+
+# Mail server
+SMPT_SERVICE = ${SMTP_SERVICE}
+SMPT_MAIL = ${SMTP_EMAILADDR}
+SMPT_PASSWORD = ${SMTP_PASSWORD}
+HOST = ${SMTP_HOST}
+EMAIL_PORT = ${SMTP_PORT}
+
+# Cloudinary
+CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME = ${CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME}
+CLOUDINARY_API_KEY = ${CLOUDINARY_API_KEY}
+CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET = ${CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET}
+
+# Gemini
+GEMINI_API_KEY = ${GEMINI_API_KEY}
+
+# Refresh token
+TOKEN_NAME  = uid
+REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY = 10d
diff --git a/Backend/.gitignore b/Backend/.gitignore
index fb8df10..48b3bdf 100644
--- a/Backend/.gitignore
+++ b/Backend/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ node_modules/
 jspm_packages/
 
 # Environment files
-.env
+.env.bak
 .env.*.local
 
 # Build outputs
diff --git a/Backend/Dockerfile b/Backend/Dockerfile
index 3fac804..83ab99c 100644
--- a/Backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/Backend/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
 # Generate a random hex token and write it to .env
-RUN echo "REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" >> /app/.env
+RUN echo "REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET = $(openssl rand -hex 32)" >> /app/.env
 RUN npm install
 
 # Switch user