diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 357e483..f9f37ef 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
-NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_API_KEY = "string"
\ No newline at end of file
+NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_API_KEY = "string"
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL = "string"
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID = "string"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY = "string"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN = "string"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET = "string"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID = "string"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APP_ID = "string"
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL = "string"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY = "string"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 50f81c3..e996f07 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
 
-firebaseConfig.json
 .vscode
 
 # yarn & dependencies
@@ -35,9 +34,5 @@ node_modules
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
 
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-
 simulations/**/process_*.py
 simulations/**/raw_data.csv
diff --git a/config/firebase.ts b/config/firebase.ts
index 3f4b784..2d83bd7 100644
--- a/config/firebase.ts
+++ b/config/firebase.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import * as admin from "firebase-admin";
-import * as firebaseConfig from "../firebaseConfig.json";
+
+const firebaseConfig = {
+  projectId: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
+  clientEmail: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL,
+  privateKey: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY,
+};
 
 if (!admin.apps.length) {
   try {
diff --git a/config/firebaseClient.ts b/config/firebaseClient.ts
index b289d4c..d6eb7e7 100644
--- a/config/firebaseClient.ts
+++ b/config/firebaseClient.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
 import { getFirestore } from "firebase/firestore";
 
 const firebaseConfig = {
+  databaseURL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL,
   apiKey: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY,
   authDomain: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN,
-  databaseURL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL,
   projectId: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
   storageBucket: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET,
   messagingSenderId: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID,