diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ehthumbs.db
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-config/env/local.js
 
 # Node and related ecosystem
 # ==========================
diff --git a/config/env/local.js b/config/env/local.js
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+++ b/config/env/local.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// This local.js file is for local development only, and it doesn't get committed to the repository.
+// Use this file for your api keys, secrets, etc which you don't want to commit to 
+
+module.exports = {
+	db: {
+		uri: 'mongodb://localhost/local-dev',
+		options: {
+			user: '',
+			pass: ''
+		}
+	},
+	log: {
+		// Can specify one of 'combined', 'common', 'dev', 'short', 'tiny'
+		format: 'dev',
+		// Stream defaults to process.stdout
+		// Uncomment to enable logging to a log on the file system
+		options: {
+			//stream: 'access.log'
+		}
+	},
+	facebook: {
+		clientID: process.env.FACEBOOK_ID || 'APP_ID',
+		clientSecret: process.env.FACEBOOK_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
+		callbackURL: '/auth/facebook/callback'
+	},
+	twitter: {
+		clientID: process.env.TWITTER_KEY || 'CONSUMER_KEY',
+		clientSecret: process.env.TWITTER_SECRET || 'CONSUMER_SECRET',
+		callbackURL: '/auth/twitter/callback'
+	},
+	google: {
+		clientID: process.env.GOOGLE_ID || 'APP_ID',
+		clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
+		callbackURL: '/auth/google/callback'
+	},
+	linkedin: {
+		clientID: process.env.LINKEDIN_ID || 'APP_ID',
+		clientSecret: process.env.LINKEDIN_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
+		callbackURL: '/auth/linkedin/callback'
+	},
+	github: {
+		clientID: process.env.GITHUB_ID || 'APP_ID',
+		clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
+		callbackURL: '/auth/github/callback'
+	},
+	mailer: {
+		from: process.env.MAILER_FROM || 'MAILER_FROM',
+		options: {
+			service: process.env.MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER || 'MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER',
+			auth: {
+				user: process.env.MAILER_EMAIL_ID || 'MAILER_EMAIL_ID',
+				pass: process.env.MAILER_PASSWORD || 'MAILER_PASSWORD'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+};