diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eea525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 39d32e0..1879385 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
-from pymongo import MongoClient
 from flask_cors import CORS
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
+
+load_dotenv()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 CORS(app)
 
-uri = 'mongodb+srv://amelija:This_is_what_u_need@extension.5qftc.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=Extension'
+uri = os.getenv("MONGO_URI")
 
 mongo_client = MongoClient(uri)
 db = mongo_client["user_interactions"]