diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8bb5a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Environment files with secrets
+.env
+*.env
+!*.env.example
+deploy/stack.env
+
+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# Build outputs
+dist/
+release/
+*.log
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/deploy/stack.env.example b/deploy/stack.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d800ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/stack.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# PostgreSQL Configuration
+POSTGRES_USER=rmtpw
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your_secure_password_here
+POSTGRES_DB=rmtpocketwatcher
+
+# Docker Registry Configuration
+DOCKER_REGISTRY=ghcr.io
+DOCKER_IMAGE=lambdabanking/rmtpocketwatcher-backend
+IMAGE_TAG=latest
+
+# Backend Configuration
+BACKEND_PORT=3000
+
+# Scraper Configuration
+SCRAPE_INTERVAL=5
+SCRAPER_TIMEOUT=30000
+SCRAPER_MAX_RETRIES=3
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 451ea98..aee283d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: rmtpw_password
       POSTGRES_DB: rmtpocketwatcher
     ports:
-      - "5432:5432"
+      - "5441:5432"
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck: