diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 63a28bf09..d9c0da073 100644
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ read -p "Enter CODE: " CODE
 read -p "Enter PORT: " PORT
 
 # Build and run the project using the environment variables
-OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY CODE=$CODE PORT=$PORT yarn build && OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY CODE=$CODE PORT=$PORT yarn start
+OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY APPLY_URL=$APPLY_URL API_URL=$API_URL CODE=$CODE PORT=$PORT yarn build && APPLY_URL=$APPLY_URL OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY API_URL=$API_URL CODE=$CODE PORT=$PORT yarn start