diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0789a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.DS_Store
+nodeStorage/
+node_modules/
+publicFiles/
+privateFiles/
+config.json
+
diff --git a/config.template.json b/config.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..873fe2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "myPort": 1999, 
+  "websocketPort": 2000,
+  "myDomain": "127.0.0.1:1999",
+  "where": {
+    "flUseLocalFilesystem": true,
+    "publicPath": "publicFiles/",
+    "privatePath": "privateFiles/"
+  },
+  "twitterConsumerKey": "anm3unkb1mof7isav0bkxigby",
+  "twitterConsumerSecret": "niliunipnv4xpbhjpe4cedf7dby79hnrokfxhnkij2zpzyjero" 
+}