diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c459b80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# this is to prevent warnings in webpack builds
+GENERATE_SOURCEMAP=false
+
+# uncomment and add the following line to `.env.local` if you are running behind a proxy or on a subdirectory
+# PUBLIC_URL=https://your-domain.com/directory-here
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3bd52c27..ae1ad7d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ node_modules
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
-.env
 
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 16c77aec..0a105554 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta
       name="description"
-      content="because watching movies legally is boring"
+      content="Because watching movies legally is boring"
     />
 
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png">
-    <link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest">
-    <link rel="mask-icon" href="/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#E880C5">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/apple-touch-icon.png">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon-32x32.png">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon-16x16.png">
+    <link rel="manifest" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/site.webmanifest">
+    <link rel="mask-icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#E880C5">
     <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#E880C5">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#E880C5">
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> 
 
-    <title>movie-web</title>
+    <title>Movie-web</title>
   </head>
   <body>
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>