diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..537be565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+APP_CARD_DEFAULT_IMAGE=https://art.shlisselburg.org/static/img/main.jpg
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f23ca09c..124fb8ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ private*.json
 /out
 dist
 .next
-**/env
 **/venv
 **/__pycache__
 **/*.pyc
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 99b209d5..9cd52976 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
     trailingSlash: false,
-    env: {
-        APP_ARTICLES_PAGE_SIZE: 24,
-        APP_CARD_DEFAULT_IMAGE: 'https://art.shlisselburg.org/static/img/main.jpg',
-    },
     images: {
         domains: [
             'hudozkacdn.tmshv.com',