diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 119d9f1..6c725ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 .mypy_cache/
 __pycache__/
 process_list.txt
-secrets
diff --git a/secrets b/secrets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fecc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# secrets - is sourced by some commands - this is a template
+
+SETUP_COCKPIT_EMAIL='john@doe.com'