diff --git a/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.example.env b/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8db96a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE=$HOME/repos/box-o-sand/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/mnesia
+export RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=$HOME/repos/box-o-sand/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/log
diff --git a/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.gitignore b/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.gitignore
index dc195f3..e18544c 100644
--- a/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.gitignore
+++ b/sylvilagus/rabbitmqinaction/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /rabbitmq-server-generic-unix-2.7.0.tar.gz
 /rabbitmq_server-2.7.0/
+/.env