diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f10862a..9f912d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/.env
+/env/vmware_exporter-env
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9217741..4cd5ed8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ services:
     expose:
       - "9272"
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - env/vmware_exporter-env
     networks:
       - monitor-net
     labels:
diff --git a/.env.example b/env/vmware_exporter-dist
similarity index 100%
rename from .env.example
rename to env/vmware_exporter-dist
diff --git a/env/vmware_exporter-env b/env/vmware_exporter-env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f440b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/vmware_exporter-env
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+VSPHERE_HOST=
+VSPHERE_USER=
+VSPHERE_PASSWORD=
+VSPHERE_SPECS_SIZE=
+VSPHERE_IGNORE_SSL=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_FETCH_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_FETCH_TAGS=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_FETCH_ALARMS=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_COLLECT_HOSTS=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_COLLECT_DATASTORES=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_COLLECT_VMS=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_COLLECT_VMGUESTS=
+VSPHERE_LIMITED_COLLECT_SNAPSHOTS=