diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12e19dc..a280b20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 .config
 .project
 *.pid
-data
+config/smtp.yml
diff --git a/config/smtp.yml.example b/config/smtp.yml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..709b3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/smtp.yml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+address: "mail.van-halteren.net"
+port: 465
+domain: 'van-halteren.net'
+user_name: 'aart@van-halteren.net'
+password: 'secret'
+authentication: "plain"
+ssl: true
+ssl_verify_mode: "none"