diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 9caa8a9..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-PAYSTACK_PUBLIC_KEY=pk_live_f3ec382b841d9e7182a0134d859a0692712d5fec
-PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_1a49b4a0324d0ee0e70516f1bef9f884fd4aa430
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f013a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Ignore sensitive files
+.env
+config.php
+# Ignore composer dependencies
+/vendor/
+
+# Ignore IDE-specific files (like for VSCode)
+.vscode/
+
+# Ignore log files, cache, and temporary files
+*.log
+*.tmp
+/cache/
+/logs/