diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 854a5a5..041274e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.pyc
 venv
+config.yaml
diff --git a/config.yaml.example b/config.yaml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aab656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.yaml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mysql:
+        hostname: localhost
+        username: root
+        password: ""
+        database: tahoes3