diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90c8fbe..b97968f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ archived
 Makefile.local.mk
 test/test_*
 nbproject
+config.ini
diff --git a/config.ini-sample b/config.ini-sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb67367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.ini-sample
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[general]
+    uselog = 0
+    loglevel = INFO, WARNING, CRITCAL
+    logdir = logs
+
+[mysql]
+	host = localhost
+	username = user
+	password = password
+	database = dbname
+	table = table