diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e15106e..345a1fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# config file
+config.toml
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[codz]
diff --git a/config-template.toml b/config-template.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83a0744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config-template.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+token = "NerimityTokenHere"
+api_key = "LastFmApiKeyHere"
+api_secret = "LastFmApiSecretHere"