diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f032cc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# DB_USERNAME=foo
+# DB_PASSWORD=bar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ca99db8e..b045ba4d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -37,5 +37,10 @@
                 "Stancl\\Tenancy\\TenancyServiceProvider"
             ]
         }
+    },
+    "scripts": {
+        "post-root-package-install": [
+            "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
+        ]
     }
 }