diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ef9005b6b..b89d99f4de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-reverie/backend_server/utils.py
 frontend_server/settings/local.py
 storage/*
 static_dirs/*
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 106c82f63e..30f9aade38 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ wsproto==1.2.0
 yarl==1.8.2
 yellowbrick==1.5
 zipp==3.6.0
+python-dotenv==1.0.0
diff --git a/reverie/backend_server/utils.py b/reverie/backend_server/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cf3acefab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reverie/backend_server/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+# Copy and paste your OpenAI API Key
+openai_api_key = os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY')
+# Put your name
+key_owner = os.environ.get('KEY_OWNER')
+
+
+maze_assets_loc = "../../environment/frontend_server/static_dirs/assets"
+env_matrix = f"{maze_assets_loc}/the_ville/matrix"
+env_visuals = f"{maze_assets_loc}/the_ville/visuals"
+
+fs_storage = "../../environment/frontend_server/storage"
+fs_temp_storage = "../../environment/frontend_server/temp_storage"
+
+collision_block_id = "32125"
+
+# Verbose 
+debug = True
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