diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93be930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UPLOAD_ONLY=1 # Enable upload only for the instance
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0266622..1cd4dbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
 upload
 env
+.env