diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c6f283..3617cc3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # Ignore uploads directory
 uploads/
+config.json
diff --git a/example_config.json b/example_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95b5586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "username": "admin",
+  "password": "password",
+  "service_port": "8080",
+  "uploads_dir": "uploads/"
+}