diff --git a/config/confpar/confpar.go b/config/confpar/confpar.go
index f4bbc367..e8cac28b 100644
--- a/config/confpar/confpar.go
+++ b/config/confpar/confpar.go
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@ type Content struct {
 	PassiveTransferPortRange *PortRange `json:"passive_transfer_port_range"` // Listen port range
 	Logging                  Logging    `json:"logging"`                     // Logging parameters
 	TLS                      *TLS       `json:"tls"`                         // TLS Config
+	IdleTimeout              int        `json:"idle_timeout"`                // Maximum inactivity time before disconnecting (#58)
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7e56a762..7ad5b559 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ func signalHandler() {
 func confFileContent() []byte {
 	str := `{
   "version": 1,
+  "idle_timeout": 86400,
+  "logging": {
+    "ftp_exchanges": true,
+    "file_accesses": true
+  },
   "accesses": [
     {
       "user": "test",
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index be48466c..85230c5b 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (s *Server) GetSettings() (*serverlib.Settings, error) {
 		ListenAddr:               conf.ListenAddress,
 		PublicHost:               conf.PublicHost,
 		PassiveTransferPortRange: portRange,
+		IdleTimeout:              conf.IdleTimeout,
 	}, nil
 }