diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48f4cd2..9430390 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,5 @@ docs/*.pdf
 # =============================================================================
 # Deployment backups (created by deployment scripts)
 /var/www/html/video-accessibility.backup.*
+
+backend/.env
diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
index 787ca98..30732b1 100644
--- a/backend/.env
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ CLIENT_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5173
 # Observability
 SENTRY_DSN=...
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=
+
+
+WHISPER_SERVICE_URL=https://whisper-http-service-bcb6ipdqka-uc.a.run.app
+FFMPEG_SERVICE_URL=https://ffmpeg-http-service-bcb6ipdqka-uc.a.run.app