diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7714e2..43547e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ nb-configuration.xml
 __pycache__/
 .pytest_cache
 *.py[cod]
-.env/
-.env*
+.env
 .~env/
 .venv
 env3.6/
diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index 73940cd..ba07af5 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/plotly-5.24.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/python-3.13.0-h9ebbce0_100_cp313.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dateutil-2.9.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dotenv-1.0.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/python-duckdb-1.1.2-py313h46c70d0_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-tzdata-2024.2-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/python_abi-3.13-5_cp313.conda
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/plotly-5.24.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/python-3.13.0-h0608dab_100_cp313.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dateutil-2.9.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dotenv-1.0.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/python-duckdb-1.1.2-py313hc1eae12_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-tzdata-2024.2-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/python_abi-3.13-5_cp313.conda
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/plotly-5.24.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/python-3.13.0-h75c3a9f_100_cp313.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dateutil-2.9.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dotenv-1.0.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/python-duckdb-1.1.2-py313h4e5f155_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-tzdata-2024.2-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/python_abi-3.13-5_cp313.conda
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/pthreads-win32-2.9.1-h2466b09_4.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/python-3.13.0-hf5aa216_100_cp313.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dateutil-2.9.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dotenv-1.0.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/python-duckdb-1.1.2-py313h5813708_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-tzdata-2024.2-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/python_abi-3.13-5_cp313.conda
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@ packages:
   name: consultancy-2
   version: 0.1.0
   path: .
-  sha256: 1858b9f8c1dc159a388e18243329187b239c647b7923868f73227b841e330a3e
+  sha256: 6ffb42ba9596cdfd1545aaa22cb3cd8f9f1c1418b1ac2dbe95f4c00b598b0af9
   requires_python: '>=3.11'
   editable: true
 - kind: conda
@@ -1847,6 +1851,23 @@ packages:
   - pkg:pypi/python-dateutil?source=hash-mapping
   size: 222742
   timestamp: 1709299922152
+- kind: conda
+  name: python-dotenv
+  version: 1.0.1
+  build: pyhd8ed1ab_0
+  subdir: noarch
+  noarch: python
+  url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/python-dotenv-1.0.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+  sha256: 2d4c80364f03315d606a50eddd493dbacc078e21412c2462c0f781eec49b572c
+  md5: c2997ea9360ac4e015658804a7a84f94
+  depends:
+  - python >=3.8
+  license: BSD-3-Clause
+  license_family: BSD
+  purls:
+  - pkg:pypi/python-dotenv?source=hash-mapping
+  size: 24278
+  timestamp: 1706018281544
 - kind: conda
   name: python-duckdb
   version: 1.1.2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 778df4a..9d05c2f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ numpy = ">=2.1.2,<3"
 pandas = ">=2.2.3,<3"
 plotly = ">=5.24.1,<6"
 duckdb = ">=1.1.2,<2"
+python-dotenv = ">=1.0.1,<2"
diff --git a/src/.env.example b/src/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af889cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DATABASE="/full/path/to/databse.duckdb"
diff --git a/src/data/__init__.py b/src/data/__init__.py
index 9368496..83dafbd 100644
--- a/src/data/__init__.py
+++ b/src/data/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+import os
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
 from data import database
 
+load_dotenv(dotenv_path='../.env')
 
 def load():
-	return database.Database()
\ No newline at end of file
+	return database.Database(path=os.getenv('DATABASE'))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/data/database.py b/src/data/database.py
index e788613..ad520b1 100644
--- a/src/data/database.py
+++ b/src/data/database.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import duckdb
 
 
 class Database:
-	def __init__(self):
-		self.connection = duckdb.connect(database = '../data/consultancy.duckdb', read_only = True)
+	def __init__(self, path):
+		self.connection = duckdb.connect(database = path, read_only = True)
 
 	def db_overview(self):
 		return self.connection.sql("DESCRIBE;").show()