diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04f1bc3..08b28b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
 # ignore logfiles (/* so the .gitkeep override works)
 /logs/*
 
+# ignore configuration file
+/config.json
+
 # Keep all gitkeep files (This needs to stay at the bottom)
 !.gitkeep
diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0967ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b2d5f2f..a84864f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -7,15 +7,73 @@ import (
 // Config contains the configuration of the Pterodactyl Daemon
 type Config struct {
 
+	// Web contains the settings of the api webserver
+	Web struct {
+		// ListenAddress is the address to bind the api webserver to
+		ListenAddress string `json:"address"`
+		// ListenPort is the port to bind the api webserver to
+		ListenPort int16 `json:"port"`
+
+		// SSL contains https configuration for the api webserver
+		SSL struct {
+			// Enabled allows to enable or disable ssl
+			Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
+			// Certificate is the certificate file path to use
+			Certificate string `json:"certificate"`
+			// Key is the path to the private key for the certificate
+			Key string `json:"key"`
+		} `json:"ssl"`
+
+		// Uploads contains file upload configuration
+		Uploads struct {
+			// MaximumSize is the maximum file upload size
+			MaximumSize int64 `json:"maximumSize"`
+		} `json:"uploads"`
+	} `json:"web"`
+
+	// Docker contains docker related configuration
+	Docker struct {
+		// Socket is the path to the docker control socket
+		Socket string `json:"socket"`
+		// AutoupdateImages allows to disable automatic Image updates
+		AutoupdateImages bool `json:"autoupdateImages"`
+		// NetworkInterface is the interface for the pterodactyl network
+		NetworkInterface string `json:"networkInterface"`
+		// TimezonePath is the path to the timezone file to mount in the containers
+		TimezonePath string `json:"timezonePath"`
+	} `json:"docker"`
+
+	// Sftp contains information on the integrated sftp server
+	Sftp struct {
+		// Path is the base path of the sftp server
+		Path string `json:"path"`
+		// Port is the port to bind the sftp server to
+		Port int16 `json:"port"`
+	} `json:"sftp"`
+
+	// Query contains parameters related to queriying of running gameservers
+	Query struct {
+		KillOnFail bool `json:"killOnFail"`
+		FailLimit  bool `json:"failLimit"`
+	} `json:"query"`
+
+	// Remote is the url of the panel
+	Remote string `json:"remote"`
+
 	// Log contains configuration related to logging
 	Log struct {
+		// Path is the folder where logfiles should be stored
+		Path string `json:"path"`
+		// Level is the preferred log level
+		Level string `json:"level"`
 
 		// DeleteAfterDays is the time in days after which logfiles are deleted
 		// If set to <= 0 logs are kept forever
-		DeleteAfterDays int
+		DeleteAfterDays int `json:"deleteAfterDays"`
 	} `json:"log"`
 }
 
+// LoadConfiguration loads the configuration from the disk.
 func LoadConfiguration() error {
 	viper.SetConfigName("config")
 	viper.AddConfigPath(".")