diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19bbcd1c6..b793f0f06 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ dist/
 
 # python venv
 venv
+robyn.code-workspace
+hello_robyn.py
+robyn.env
diff --git a/robyn/__init__.py b/robyn/__init__.py
index b10afe79d..ffec9281c 100644
--- a/robyn/__init__.py
+++ b/robyn/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from robyn.robyn import SocketHeld
 from robyn.router import MiddlewareRouter, Router, WebSocketRouter
 from robyn.ws import WS
+from robyn.env_populator import load_vars
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def __init__(self, file_object: str) -> None:
         self.headers = []
         self.directories = []
         self.event_handlers = {}
-
+        load_vars()
         self._config_logger()
 
     def _add_route(self, route_type, endpoint, handler, const=False):
diff --git a/robyn/env_populator.py b/robyn/env_populator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4d0f6ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robyn/env_populator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import os 
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+
+# Path to the root of the project
+ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+
+# Path to the environment variables
+CONFIG_PATH = ROOT_DIR / 'robyn.env'
+
+#set the logger that will log the environment variables imported from robyn.env and the ones already set
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+# parse the configuration file returning a list of tuples (key, value) containing the environment variables
+def parser(config_path=CONFIG_PATH):
+    """Parse the configuration file"""
+    if config_path.exists():
+        with open(config_path, 'r') as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if line.startswith('#'):
+                    continue
+                yield line.strip().split('=')  
+
+
+# check for the environment variables set in cli and if not set them
+def load_vars(variables = None):
+    """Main function"""
+    
+    variables = parser() 
+
+    if variables is None:
+        return
+
+    for var in variables:
+        if var[0] in os.environ:
+            logger.info(f" Variable {var[0]} already set")
+            continue
+        else:
+            os.environ[var[0]]=var[1]   
+            logger.info(f" Variable {var[0]} set to {var[1]}")
+            
+
+    
+
+