diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ __Note:__ If you discovered any issue with the extension registry or have an ide
    The key should be in `certificate.key` and the cert should be in `certificate.cert`.
 4. Register a GitHub API [client app](https://github.com/settings/applications). The callback URL must match the hostname of your
    server. For testing, you could enter `https://localhost:4040/auth/github/callback`.
-4. Also in the `config` folder, create a `config.json` file that contains:
+4. Also in the `config` folder, copy the `config.json.example` file to `config.json` and make sure it contains:
    * `sessionSecret` - key to use for session hashing (required)
    * `githubClientId` - client id for registered GitHub app (required)
    * `githubClientSecret` - client secret for registered GitHub app (required)
diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
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index 0000000..f84ae73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "sessionSecret": "sessionsecret",
+  "githubClientId": "clientid",
+  "githubClientSecret": "clientsecret",
+  "hostname": localhost,
+  "securePort": 4040,
+  "redirectPort": 4000,
+  "rss.title": "",
+  "rss.description": "",
+  "rss.feedURL": "",
+  "rss.siteURL": "",
+  "admins": "github:username",
+  "aws.accesskey": "AWS accesskey",
+  "aws.secretkey": "AWS secretkey",
+  "s3.bucket": "S3 bucket",
+  "sns.topic": ""
+}