diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce5c63d3..f34deca5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ typings/
 # Yarn Integrity file
 .yarn-integrity
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
-
 # next.js build output
 .next
 
diff --git a/packages/apps/app-typescript/.env b/packages/apps/app-typescript/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69979cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apps/app-typescript/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Required for running external components!
+EXTEND_ESLINT=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/components-typescript/.eslintrc.js b/packages/components-typescript/.eslintrc.js
index b23c3760..170d387d 100644
--- a/packages/components-typescript/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/components-typescript/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = {
   parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser', // Specifies the ESLint parser
   extends: [
-    'plugin:react/recommended', // Uses the recommended rules from @eslint-plugin-react
-    'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended', // Uses the recommended rules from @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
+    // Extend on the config used in `react-scripts`
+    require.resolve('eslint-config-react-app'),
+    // If you want extra rules/extensions, it can be added here:
+    // 'plugin:react/recommended', // Uses the recommended rules from @eslint-plugin-react
+    // 'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended', // Uses the recommended rules from @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
   ],
   parserOptions: {
     ecmaVersion: 2018, // Allows for the parsing of modern ECMAScript features