diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bd158b..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-DEFAULT_FOLDER_SUFFIX=/public
-DEFAULT_DOMAIN_EXTENSION=.app
-HOSTS_FILE_PATH=C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
-HOMESTEAD_HOST_IP=192.168.10.10
-HOMESTEAD_FILE_PATH=D:\Homestead\Homestead.yaml
-HOMESTEAD_SITES_PATH=/home/vagrant/Code/
-HOMESTEAD_BOX_PATH=D:\Homestead
-HOMESTEAD_PROVISION_COMMAND="cd /d D: && cd /Homestead && vagrant provision"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45b1244..8b3f67a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .idea
+/.env
 /vendor
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8f164a..b14fa3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd homeboy
 composer install
 ```
 
-- Copy one of the .env.example files to .env, and update it with your information
+- Copy one of the .env.example files to a new file called `.env` and update it with your information
 
 **By this point, you should be able to run homeboy within the directory using the command:**