diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47e5a62..a459b8e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Temporary Items
 *.env
 .env*
 
+# Allow environment templates to be committed
+!**/example.env
+
 .idea
 
 # dependencies
diff --git a/postgres/example.env b/postgres/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ac7c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postgres/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+POSTGRES_USER=root
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
+POSTGRES_DB=sc_db
diff --git a/sc-api-getaway/example.env b/sc-api-getaway/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9186b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-api-getaway/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ENV_TYPE=development
+SERVER_PORT=8000
+DB_SOURCE=postgresql://root:secret@localhost:5432/sc_db?sslmode=disable
+GRPC_AUTH_PORT=localhost:50051
+WEBAPP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
diff --git a/sc-auth/example.env b/sc-auth/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74ea4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-auth/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ENV_TYPE=development
+SERVER_PORT=50051
+DB_SOURCE=postgresql://root:secret@localhost:5432/sc_db?sslmode=disable
diff --git a/sc-kafka/example.env b/sc-kafka/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c6a286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-kafka/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+KAFKA_CONFIG_PATH=.
+KAFKA_BROKERS=kafka-broker:9092
+KAFKA_CLIENT_ID=sc-kafka
+KAFKA_DIAL_TIMEOUT=5s
+KAFKA_READ_TIMEOUT=10s
+KAFKA_WRITE_TIMEOUT=10s
+KAFKA_TOPIC_POST_CREATED=post.created
+KAFKA_TOPIC_SUBSCRIPTION_CREATED=subscription.created
+KAFKA_TOPIC_NOTIFICATION=notification.created
+KAFKA_PRODUCER_BATCH_SIZE=100
+KAFKA_PRODUCER_BATCH_TIMEOUT=200ms
+KAFKA_PRODUCER_AUTO_CREATE_TOPIC=true
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_POST_CREATED_GROUP=sc-post-consumers
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_SUBSCRIPTION_GROUP=sc-subscription-consumers
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_NOTIFICATION_GROUP=sc-notification-consumers
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_MIN_BYTES=1
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_MAX_BYTES=10485760
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_COMMIT_INTERVAL=1s
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL=3s
+KAFKA_CONSUMER_SESSION_TIMEOUT=30s
+KAFKA_USERNAME=
+KAFKA_PASSWORD=
diff --git a/sc-notification/example.env b/sc-notification/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50b4f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-notification/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ENV_TYPE=development
+SERVER_PORT=8080
+WEBAPP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
+DB_SOURCE=postgresql://root:secret@localhost:5432/sc_db?sslmode=disable
+KAFKA_BROKERS=localhost:9092
+KAFKA_NOTIFICATIONS_TOPIC=notification.created
+KAFKA_GROUP_ID=sc-notification-consumers
diff --git a/sc-post/example.env b/sc-post/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5885945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-post/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ENV_TYPE=development
+SERVER_PORT=50052
+WEBAPP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
+DB_SOURCE=postgresql://root:secret@localhost:5432/sc_db?sslmode=disable
+KAFKA_BROKERS=localhost:9092
+POST_EVENTS_TOPIC=post.created
diff --git a/sc-user/example.env b/sc-user/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b3fb03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-user/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ENV_TYPE=development
+SERVER_PORT=50053
+WEBAPP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
+DB_SOURCE=postgresql://root:secret@localhost:5432/sc_db?sslmode=disable
diff --git a/sc-webapp/example.env b/sc-webapp/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49ffa03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc-webapp/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:8000