diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dd6120..1763d49 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+/config.ini
 /db/servnest.db
 /locales/*/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
diff --git a/DOCS/configuration.md b/DOCS/configuration.md
index 7dacf81..0ff0f40 100644
--- a/DOCS/configuration.md
+++ b/DOCS/configuration.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Configuration reference
 
-This document describes the `config.ini` directives. It's an INI file, parsed by [PHP's `parse_ini_file`](https://www.php.net/manual/function.parse-ini-file.php). Every setting is expected to be present.
+This document describes the ServNest configuration directives that are part of `config.ini` (distributed as `config.template.ini`). It's an INI file, parsed by [PHP's `parse_ini_file` function](https://www.php.net/manual/function.parse-ini-file.php). Every directive is expected to be present.
 
 ## `[common]`
 
diff --git a/DOCS/installation.md b/DOCS/installation.md
index 4f74d3e..e7e9a42 100644
--- a/DOCS/installation.md
+++ b/DOCS/installation.md
@@ -293,4 +293,8 @@ echo sftp.servnest.test. 86400 SSHFP 4 2 $(cut -d ' ' -f 2 /etc/sftpgo/ed25519.p
 
 ### ServNest core configuration
 
-Configure `/srv/servnest/core/config.ini` according to [the ServNest configuration reference](configuration.md).
+Copy the configuration template to the actual configuration file and adapt it according to [the ServNest configuration reference](configuration.md):
+```shell
+cp /srv/servnest/core/config.template.ini /srv/servnest/core/config.ini
+vim /srv/servnest/core/config.ini
+```
diff --git a/DOCS/translation.md b/DOCS/translation.md
index 05420e2..de9146d 100644
--- a/DOCS/translation.md
+++ b/DOCS/translation.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Translation with gettext
+# Memo to work with gettext
 
 ## As a developer
 
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ To compile Portable Objects into Machine Objects:
 msgfmt locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po -o locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
 ```
 
-Machine Objects files are kept in cache by the Gettext extension, so PHP-FPM needs to be restarted to update translations.
+Machine Objects files are kept in cache by the PHP gettext extension, so PHP-FPM needs to be restarted to update translations.
diff --git a/config.ini b/config.template.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from config.ini
rename to config.template.ini