diff --git a/.config/git/ignore b/.config/git/ignore
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index 00000000..78c64bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/git/ignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.env.development
diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
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index 00000000..38ffd9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# This is Git's per-user configuration file.
+[user]
+	name = Rahsheen Porter
+	email = rahsheen.porter@thirtymadison.com
+[alias]
+  co = checkout
+  ph = push -u origin HEAD
+  ff = pull --ff-only
+[core]
+	excludesFile = ~/.config/git/ignore