diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5817bffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 1.5.0; then
+  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/1.5.0/direnvrc" "sha256-carKk9aUFHMuHt+IWh74hFj58nY4K3uywpZbwXX0BTI="
+fi
+use flake
+
+dotenv_if_exists
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6cd2e19..296adfb1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/.direnv/
 /.idea/
 /bin/
 /docker-compose.override.yaml