diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c237ee..c4f3f7d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ vendor/
 yarn-debug.log*
 .yarn-integrity
 *~
+
+# Ignore application configuration
+/config/application.yml
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 43baed8..352b70c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ gem 'bigbluebutton-api-ruby', git: 'https://github.com/mconf/bigbluebutton-api-r
 # overriding mimemagic, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/66921259
 gem 'mimemagic', github: 'mimemagicrb/mimemagic', ref: '01f92d86d15d85cfd0f20dabd025dcbd36a8a60f'
 
+# env vars
+gem 'figaro'
+
 group :development, :test do
   # Call 'byebug' anywhere in the code to stop execution and get a debugger console
   gem 'byebug', platforms: [:mri, :mingw, :x64_mingw]
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b707d3c..85a207e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ GIT
       rubyzip (>= 1.3.0)
       xml-simple (~> 1.1)
 
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/mimemagicrb/mimemagic.git
+  revision: 01f92d86d15d85cfd0f20dabd025dcbd36a8a60f
+  ref: 01f92d86d15d85cfd0f20dabd025dcbd36a8a60f
+  specs:
+    mimemagic (0.3.5)
+
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
@@ -91,6 +98,8 @@ GEM
     crass (1.0.6)
     erubi (1.10.0)
     ffi (1.15.4)
+    figaro (1.2.0)
+      thor (>= 0.14.0, < 2)
     globalid (0.5.2)
       activesupport (>= 5.0)
     i18n (1.8.11)
@@ -223,8 +232,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bootsnap (>= 1.4.2)
   byebug
   capybara (>= 2.15)
+  figaro
   jbuilder (~> 2.7)
   listen (~> 3.2)
+  mimemagic!
   puma (~> 4.1)
   rails (~> 6.0.3, >= 6.0.3.4)
   sass-rails (>= 6)