diff --git a/root/defaults/config.php b/root/defaults/config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64705b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/defaults/config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * ProjectSend personal configuration file
+ *
+ * This file contains the database connection information, the language
+ * definition, the maximum allowed filesize for uploads and the encoding
+ * that will be used on the sent e-mails (for new client, new user and
+ * new file).
+ *
+ * It be renamed to sys.config.php for ProjectSend to recognize
+ * it, and the database information must be completed before installing
+ * the software.
+ * The filesize value and the character encoding can be changed at anytime.
+ *
+ * When downloading a new ProjectSend version, this file will not be
+ * overwritten, as the version included by default is named
+ * sys.config.sample.php
+ *
+ * @package ProjectSend
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Enter your database connection information here
+ * If you have doubts about this values, consult your web hosting provider.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Database driver to use with PDO.
+ * Possible options: mysql, mssql
+*/
+define('DB_DRIVER', 'mysql');
+
+/** Database name */
+define('DB_NAME', '');
+
+/** Database host (in most cases it's localhost) */
+define('DB_HOST', '');
+
+/** Database username (must be assigned to the database) */
+define('DB_USER', '');
+
+/** Database password */
+define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
+
+/**
+ * Prefix for the tables. Set to something other than tbl_ for increased
+ * security onr in case you want more than 1 installations on the same database.
+ */
+define('TABLES_PREFIX', 'tbl_');
+
+/*
+ * Global site language definition
+ *
+ * For this setting to work on the back-end (log-in, administration,
+ * and the installation pages, and the e-mails sent by the system), a file named
+ * x.mo (where x is the value that you define here) must exist on the folder
+ * /lang.
+ *
+ * The uploader language strings are loaded from the file x.mo (see above) that
+ * is located on the folder /includes/plupload/js/i18n/
+ *
+ * If you want to apply this setting to the client's file lists, you must
+ * have a file named x.mo (see above) on your selected template folder
+ * (eg: /templates/default/lang).
+ *
+ * English language files are included by default.
+ *
+ * This setting can be changed at anytime and the language will be applied
+ * immediately.
+ *
+ */
+define('SITE_LANG','en');
+
+/**
+ * Define a maximum size (in mb.) that is allowed on each file to be uploaded.
+ */
+define('MAX_FILESIZE',2048);
+
+/**
+ * Encoding to use on the e-mails sent to new clients, users, files, etc.
+ */
+define('EMAIL_ENCODING', 'utf-8');
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-config
index f3413cc..07bfa58 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-config
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 # create our folders
 mkdir -p \
+	/config/projectsend \
 	/data/projectsend
 
 # copy config files
+[[ ! -e /config/projectsend/sys.config.php ]] && \
+	cp /defaults/config.php /config/projectsend/sys.config.php
 
 PREV_DIR=$(pwd)
 
@@ -24,6 +27,12 @@ cd "${PREV_DIR}" || exit
 [[ ! -L /usr/share/webapps/projectsend/upload ]] && \
 	ln -sf /data/projectsend /usr/share/webapps/projectsend/upload
 
+[[ -f /usr/share/webapps/projectsend/includes/sys.config.php ]] && \
+	rm /usr/share/webapps/projectsend/includes/sys.config.php
+[[ ! -L /usr/share/webapps/projectsend/includes/sys.config.php ]] && \
+	ln -sf /config/projectsend/sys.config.php \
+	/usr/share/webapps/projectsend/includes/sys.config.php
+
 # permissions
 chown abc:abc \
 	/data \