diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f36ff6..4a751dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ A textboard written in Perl
 
 ## Installing locally
 
-Install dependencies
+Install dependencies:
 
     cpanm --installdeps .
 
 ## Running locally
 
-Run it in development mode
+Create a config file:
+
+    cp example_post_text.conf post_text.conf
+
+This file right now just contains a Perl hash reference. Someday it
+should be YAML or XML or something better suited.
+
+Run it in development mode:
 
     morbo -w assets/css/ -w lib/ -w migrations/ -w t/ -w templates/ PostText.pl
 
@@ -18,13 +25,12 @@ Now try requesting http://localhost:3000
 
 ## Testing
 
-Run the tests locally (against development environment)
+Run the tests locally (against development environment):
 
     prove -l
 
 ## TODOs
 
-1. Document post_text.conf (whoopsie)
 1. Bump button
 1. CSS
 1. Configure `perlcritic`
diff --git a/example_post_text.conf b/example_post_text.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef6e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_post_text.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    threads_per_page => 5,
+    remarks_per_page => 5,
+    secrets          => ['t0p_s3cr3t'],
+    tripcode_salt    => 't0p_s3cr3t',
+    development      => {
+        pg_string =>
+            'postgresql://post_text:t0p_s3cr3t@127.0.0.1/post_text'
+    },
+    'TagHelpers-Pagination', {
+        separator => ' ',
+        current   => '<strong><u>{current}</u></strong>',
+        next      => 'Next',
+        prev      => 'Prev',
+        ellipsis  => '..'
+    }
+}