diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5443a7e..369fad6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Thumbs.db
 *.DS_Store
 *.txt
 private/cache/
+private/config.ini
 error_log
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diff --git a/private/config_template.ini b/private/config_template.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c443cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/config_template.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+; timeline / twtxt-php
+; Copy this file into a config.ini file and edit the following settings
+
+[main_settings]
+; Enable to display PHP errors
+; true or false
+debug_mode = false
+
+; Time to wait before reloading URLs
+cache_refresh_time = 15
+
+; Max execution time to avoid running to the infinite
+max_execution_time = 300
+
+; Check that your current user has permissions for this file
+; Check also the user owner is correct, www-data for instance
+; TODO: Implement a way to know we have access to this file
+; since there are many different conditions for not having
+; access.
+txt_file_path = "twtxt.txt"
+
+; Full URL for your public twtxt.txt file
+public_txt_url = "https://example.com/timeline/twtxt.txt"
+public_avatar = "https://example.com/timeline/avatar.png"
+public_nick = "Timeline"
+
+; Check available timezones here:
+; https://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
+timezone = "Europe/Copenhagen"
+
+twts_per_page = 50
+
+[security]
+; Generate it with the TOTP module
+totp_digits = 10
+totp_secret = "1234567890"
+
+; It's recommended that your site is hosted on HTTPS
+; In case it's in HTTP (not secure), set this to false
+secure_cookies = true
+
+; Simple password for unnamed user
+password = ""
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