diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-back.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-back.yaml
index 60dd4fa..fcc93f6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-back.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-back.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout sources
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+  - name: Load .env file
+    uses: xom9ikk/dotenv@v2.3.0
+    with:
+      path: ./config/
+      mode: dev
+      load-mode: strict
+
     - name: Setup Java
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
@@ -18,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Gradle
       uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
       with:
-        cache-disabled: true
+        cache-disabled: true # Once the code has been pushed once in main, this should be reenabled. 
 
     - name: init gradle
       working-directory: ./MyINPulse-back/
-      run: ./gradlew build -x test # todo: run test, currently fail because no database is present 
+      run: ./gradlew build # todo: run test, currently fail because no database is present 
diff --git a/config/.env.dev b/config/.env.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcd45f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/.env.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+POSTGRES_DB=postgres_db
+POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres_db_user_password
+
+KEYCLOAK_ADMIN=admin
+KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
+KEYCLOAK_HOSTNAME=localhost
+KEYCLOAK_DB=keycloak_db
+KEYCLOAK_USER=keycloak_db_user
+KEYCLOAK_PASSWORD=keycloak_db_user_password
+
+BACKEND_DB=backend_db
+BACKEND_USER=backend_db_user
+BACKEND_PASSWORD=backend_db_user_password
+
+DATABASE_URL=localhost:5433
+
+VITE_KEYCLOAK_URL=http://localhost:7080
+VITE_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID=myinpulse-dev
+VITE_KEYCLOAK_REALM=test
+VITE_APP_URL=http://localhost:5173
+VITE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8081/