diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97673a2..bb744e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 uptimetracker
 uptimetracker.log
+config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5274943..f93fb43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A lightweight HTTP uptime monitor written in Go. Checks a list of URLs at a conf
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Edit `config.json`:
+Copy `config.json.example` as `config.json` and edit it:
 
 ```json
 {
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f9c57f8..0000000
--- a/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "interval_seconds": 30,
-  "discord_webhook": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1476280778215264387/CCnXB03_MgwYUUKWQcw2PKFihny8UyDk4knqdPmnS85McjIFdokVW6MlkhBgLcv0yAZv",
-  "targets": [
-    { "name": "OpenIssue", "url": "https://openissue.io" }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be2d822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "interval_seconds": 30,
+  "discord_webhook": "",
+  "targets": [
+    { "name": "OpenIssue", "url": "https://openissue.io" }
+  ]
+}