diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 3334b9d..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Database
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://sport_platform:VV1q2w3e4r!@31.59.58.220:5432/sport_platform
-
-# Anthropic
-ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
-# Gemini
-GEMINI_API_KEY=AIzaSyAHzDYhgjOqZZnvOnOFRGaSkKu4OAN3kZE
-GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-3.1-pro-preview
-
-# App
-APP_SECRET_KEY=8S2aSrfih33CEHN2j7qAKMZ07wG2CbvyuqwaFgRLy4O
-DEBUG=true
-
-# Auth / JWT
-JWT_SECRET_KEY=Jys4QlZP3ZPyNKKJBhSyPbqsHG1dU327ujYFZEYoyRT
-
-# Telegram Bot
-TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=8100161487:AAHHJfNe0Ww12sGQih_osNK9gx1wrpe2ZHQ
-TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME=sportplatformbot
-
-# Upload
-UPLOAD_DIR=./uploads
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e26ac1..8308779 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env/
 *.swo
 
 # Environment
-.env
+backend/.env
 
 # OS
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 5f3ad96..b3e6c0b 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
+_env_file = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / ".env"
+
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
-    model_config = {"env_file": ".env", "env_file_encoding": "utf-8"}
+    model_config = {"env_file": str(_env_file), "env_file_encoding": "utf-8"}
 
     # Database
     DATABASE_URL: str = "postgresql+asyncpg://velobrain:velobrain@localhost:5432/velobrain"