diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+# In all environments, the following files are loaded if they exist,
+# the latter taking precedence over the former:
+#
+#  * .env                contains default values for the environment variables needed by the app
+#  * .env.local          uncommitted file with local overrides
+#  * .env.$APP_ENV       committed environment-specific defaults
+#  * .env.$APP_ENV.local uncommitted environment-specific overrides
+#
+# Real environment variables win over .env files.
+#
+# DO NOT DEFINE PRODUCTION SECRETS IN THIS FILE NOR IN ANY OTHER COMMITTED FILES.
+# https://symfony.com/doc/current/configuration/secrets.html
+#
+# Run "composer dump-env prod" to compile .env files for production use (requires symfony/flex >=1.2).
+# https://symfony.com/doc/current/best_practices.html#use-environment-variables-for-infrastructure-configuration
+
+###> symfony/framework-bundle ###
+APP_ENV=dev
+APP_SECRET=
+###< symfony/framework-bundle ###
+
+
+###> doctrine/doctrine-bundle ###
+# Format described at https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-dbal/en/latest/reference/configuration.html#connecting-using-a-url
+# IMPORTANT: You MUST configure your server version, either here or in config/packages/doctrine.yaml
+#
+# DATABASE_URL="sqlite:///%kernel.project_dir%/var/data.db"
+# DATABASE_URL="mysql://app:!ChangeMe!@127.0.0.1:3306/app?serverVersion=8.0.32&charset=utf8mb4"
+# DATABASE_URL="mysql://app:!ChangeMe!@127.0.0.1:3306/app?serverVersion=10.11.2-MariaDB&charset=utf8mb4"
+DATABASE_URL="mysql://aa:aaa@127.0.0.1:3306/citation_db1?serverVersion=8.0"
+###< doctrine/doctrine-bundle ###
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6d48d87314fb7af172220b780cca08f03337f4a..8239cd0ac4e84168b4161f0f77aa14ab23dee665 100644
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@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 vscode
+.env.local
+
 docker
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
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+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml