diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32135bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DEVMODE=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 059c5452..7f400b41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ dist/
 .cache
 package-lock.json
 coverage
+
+.env
+packages/kit/src/env.ts
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba2fe48d..63c21807 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
+    "copy-env": "((cp -n .env.example .env) || echo already exists)",
+    "generate-env": "node scripts/generate-env.js",
+    "postinstall": "pnpm run copy-env && pnpm run generate-env",
     "build": "turbo run build --filter={packages/*}",
     "build:clean": "turbo run build:clean",
     "dev": "turbo run dev --filter={packages/*}",
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/env.ts b/packages/kit/src/env.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 24254c1b..00000000
--- a/packages/kit/src/env.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const DEVMODE = false
diff --git a/scripts/generate-env.js b/scripts/generate-env.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6cfdf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-env.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+const dotenv = require('dotenv')
+
+dotenv.config()
+
+const envFilePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../packages/kit/src/env.ts')
+
+const envFileContent = `export const DEVMODE = ${process.env.DEVMODE}`
+
+fs.writeFileSync(envFilePath, envFileContent.trim(), 'utf8')
+
+console.log('env.ts file generated successfully')