diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc040ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# .bash_profile
+
+# Get the aliases and functions
+if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+  . ~/.bashrc
+fi
+
+# User specific environment and startup programs
+PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin
+export PATH
+
+# Export environment variables found in ~/.env . This file should contain
+# environment variables that are either specific to a machine or can not be
+# included in the dotfiles repository for security or privacy reasons.
+if [ -f ~/.env ]; then
+  set -a
+  . ~/.env
+  set +a
+fi