diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ade3fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Ignore venv directories
+venv/
+
+# Ignore .env files
+.env
+# Ignore log files
+*.log
+.vscode
+.idea/
+
+# Ignore .DS_Store files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Ignore .pytest_cache directory
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/backend/serviceCRM/settings.py b/backend/serviceCRM/settings.py
index a5fb8fb..d3e8f79 100644
--- a/backend/serviceCRM/settings.py
+++ b/backend/serviceCRM/settings.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
 from pathlib import Path
 import environ
 env = environ.Env()
-environ.Env.read_env('.env')
+environ.Env.read_env('../.env')
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent