diff --git a/pkg/zones/env.go b/pkg/zones/env.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88e97d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/zones/env.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package zones
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// WriteEnv generates environment variables for shell scripts
+func (m *Zones) WriteEnv(w io.Writer) error {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	m.writeEnvVarFn(&buf, genEnvZones, "ZONES")
+	m.ForEachZone(func(z *Zone) bool {
+		m.writeEnvZone(&buf, z)
+		return false
+	})
+
+	_, err := buf.WriteTo(w)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (m *Zones) writeEnvZone(w io.Writer, z *Zone) {
+	zoneID := z.ID
+
+	// ZONE{zoneID}
+	m.writeEnvVar(w, genEnvZoneNodes(z), "ZONE%v", zoneID)
+
+	// ZONE{zoneID}_NAME
+	m.writeEnvVar(w, z.Name, "ZONE%v_%s", zoneID, "NAME")
+
+	// ZONE{zoneID}_GW
+	firstNodeID := 0
+	gatewayID := 0
+	z.ForEachMachine(func(p *Machine) bool {
+		nodeID := p.ID()
+
+		if firstNodeID == 0 {
+			firstNodeID = nodeID
+		}
+
+		if _, found := p.getRingInfo(0); found {
+			gatewayID = nodeID
+		}
+
+		return gatewayID != 0
+	})
+
+	if gatewayID == 0 {
+		gatewayID = firstNodeID
+	}
+	m.writeEnvVar(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v", gatewayID), "ZONE%v_%s", zoneID, "GW")
+
+	// ZONE{zoneID}_IP
+	ip, _ := RingZeroAddress(zoneID, gatewayID)
+	m.writeEnvVar(w, ip.String(), "ZONE%v_%s", zoneID, "IP")
+}
+
+func (m *Zones) writeEnvVarFn(w io.Writer, fn func(*Zones) string, name string, args ...any) {
+	var value string
+
+	if fn != nil {
+		value = fn(m)
+	}
+
+	m.writeEnvVar(w, value, name, args...)
+}
+
+func (*Zones) writeEnvVar(w io.Writer, value string, name string, args ...any) {
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		name = fmt.Sprintf(name, args...)
+	}
+
+	if name != "" {
+		value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s=%q\n", name, value)
+	}
+}
+
+func genEnvZones(m *Zones) string {
+	s := make([]string, 0, len(m.Zones))
+	for _, z := range m.Zones {
+		s = append(s, fmt.Sprintf("%v", z.ID))
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(s, " ")
+}
+
+func genEnvZoneNodes(z *Zone) string {
+	s := make([]string, 0, len(z.Machines))
+	for _, p := range z.Machines {
+		s = append(s, p.Name)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(s, " ")
+}