diff --git a/.dev.vars b/.dev.vars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..846a5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dev.vars
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+WORKERLINKS_SECRET=mysecret
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9b59f2..615e5ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ worker/
 node_modules/
 .cargo-ok
 wrangler.prod.toml
-.dev.vars
\ No newline at end of file