Index: .env
===================================================================
--- .env	(revision dc3406b4adcd188a5b90d471779b2da7665882cc)
+++ .env	(revision dc3406b4adcd188a5b90d471779b2da7665882cc)
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# FIREBASE
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY=AIzaSyD4CaKEbhaZdMhYCkvyhcQLYBbrFWVCqFk
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=agency-os-prod.firebaseapp.com
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=agency-os-prod
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=agency-os-prod.firebasestorage.app
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=224615355467
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APPID=1:224615355467:web:6c804b539fa76cb4c729ce
+
+# GOOGLE SERVICE ACCOUNT
+GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/Users/naumshapkarovski/Documents/Organizations/MVP-Masters/repos.nosync/agencyos/service-account.json
+
+# DATABASE
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://db_202425z_va_prj_agency_os_owner:9a99f3923cc7@localhost:5432/db_202425z_va_prj_agency_os"
+
+
+
Index: .gitignore
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--- .gitignore	(revision 32e9876ad536a568d2f4835249f62c758bf2a50c)
+++ .gitignore	(revision dc3406b4adcd188a5b90d471779b2da7665882cc)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 # environment variables
-.env
+# .env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
Index: README.md
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--- README.md	(revision 32e9876ad536a568d2f4835249f62c758bf2a50c)
+++ README.md	(revision dc3406b4adcd188a5b90d471779b2da7665882cc)
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 3. **Environment Setup**
 
-   Update the `.env` file with your Google Cloud credentials:
+   Create a `.env` file in the root directory and set the path to your service-account.json file:
 
    ```env
-   GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/path/to/your/credentials.json"
+   GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/path/to/your/service-account.json"
    ```
 
