From 6f348c7975c03fb3a46ec78708716b85a3371f85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tiago Yamamoto <tiago.ribeiro@inventcloud.com.br>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:39:24 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add frontend .env.example and fix gitignore

- Update frontend/.gitignore to allow .env.example
- Create frontend/.env.example with correct API_URL format (/api/v1 suffix)
- Document production URL: https://api-dev.gohorsejobs.com/api/v1
---
 frontend/.env.example | 15 +++++++++++++++
 frontend/.gitignore   |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 frontend/.env.example

diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1175c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# GoHorse Jobs Frontend - Environment Variables Example
+# =============================================================================
+# Copy this file to .env.local and update the values
+
+# API Backend URL
+# IMPORTANT: Include /api/v1 suffix
+# Local development:
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8521/api/v1
+
+# Production:
+# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://api-dev.gohorsejobs.com/api/v1
+
+# Vercel Analytics (optional)
+NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_ANALYTICS=false
diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index 5ef6a52..4f7e0a5 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 .pnpm-debug.log*
 
-# env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
+# env files (keep .env.example for documentation)
 .env*
+!.env.example
 
 # vercel
 .vercel