diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc5a45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+NOTESNOOK_API_SECRET=
+ORIGIN_CERT_PATH=
+ORIGIN_CERT_KEY_PATH=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Notesnook.API/Notesnook.API.csproj b/Notesnook.API/Notesnook.API.csproj
index 839f61e..31d6f73 100644
--- a/Notesnook.API/Notesnook.API.csproj
+++ b/Notesnook.API/Notesnook.API.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AWSSDK.Core" Version="3.7.12.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DotNetEnv" Version="2.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" Version="6.0.0" />
diff --git a/Notesnook.API/Program.cs b/Notesnook.API/Program.cs
index a3c8004..427d2fa 100644
--- a/Notesnook.API/Program.cs
+++ b/Notesnook.API/Program.cs
@@ -17,20 +17,9 @@ You should have received a copy of the Affero GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Amazon.S3;
-using Amazon.S3.Model;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Https;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Streetwriters.Common;
 
 namespace Notesnook.API
@@ -39,6 +28,8 @@ namespace Notesnook.API
     {
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
+            DotNetEnv.Env.TraversePath().Load();
+
             IHost host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
             await host.RunAsync();
         }
diff --git a/Streetwriters.Identity/Program.cs b/Streetwriters.Identity/Program.cs
index 5b3a0d0..71bc587 100644
--- a/Streetwriters.Identity/Program.cs
+++ b/Streetwriters.Identity/Program.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace Streetwriters.Identity
     {
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
+            DotNetEnv.Env.TraversePath().Load();
+
             IHost host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
             await host.RunAsync();
         }
diff --git a/Streetwriters.Identity/Streetwriters.Identity.csproj b/Streetwriters.Identity/Streetwriters.Identity.csproj
index 93fa154..32ce847 100644
--- a/Streetwriters.Identity/Streetwriters.Identity.csproj
+++ b/Streetwriters.Identity/Streetwriters.Identity.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="DotNetEnv" Version="2.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="IdentityServer4" Version="4.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="3.4.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="MessageBird" Version="3.2.0" />