diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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index 0000000..46cf005
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+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# MCP Registry Configuration
+
+# Server configuration
+MCP_REGISTRY_SERVER_ADDRESS=:8080
+
+# Database configuration
+MCP_REGISTRY_DATABASE_TYPE=mongodb
+MCP_REGISTRY_DATABASE_URL=mongodb://username:password@localhost:27017
+MCP_REGISTRY_DATABASE_NAME=mcp-registry
+MCP_REGISTRY_COLLECTION_NAME=servers_v2
+
+# Application configuration
+MCP_REGISTRY_LOG_LEVEL=info
+MCP_REGISTRY_SEED_FILE_PATH=data/seed.json
+MCP_REGISTRY_SEED_IMPORT=true
+MCP_REGISTRY_VERSION=dev
+
+# GitHub OAuth configuration
+MCP_REGISTRY_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
+MCP_REGISTRY_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ validate-schemas
 .idea/
 coverage.out
 coverage.html
+
+registry