diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8ea05483..7959f7300 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ client/coverage
 client/build
 # misc
 .DS_Store
+.env
+client/.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
diff --git a/_reference/DeploymentChecklist.md b/_reference/DeploymentChecklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd6c96e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_reference/DeploymentChecklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+Ensure following environment variables are set: 
+
+__S3 Related__
+AWSAccessKeyId=
+AWSSecretKey=
+Bucket=
+
+__React Based__
+REACT_APP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT
+REACT_APP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT_WS
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_reference/SampleEnv.md b/_reference/SampleEnv.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aef3218b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_reference/SampleEnv.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+server.env
+
+AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJYNXY5KCA25PB2JA
+AWSSecretKey=iYO/navUhHuEXc6fMgfUh1y3VZY1hF6ISrUMZ4de
+Bucket=bodyshop-app-dev
+
+
+client.env
+REACT_APP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT=https://bodyshop-dev-db.herokuapp.com/v1/graphql
+REACT_APP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT_WS=wss://bodyshop-dev-db.herokuapp.com/v1/graphql
+REACT_APP_GA_CODE=217352234