diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..c82cd789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# node modules
+/node_modules
+
+# config
+config.json
diff --git a/config/config.example.json b/config/config.example.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.example.json
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+{
+    "ACCESS_ID": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+    "SECRET_KEY": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+    "ACCOUNT_ID": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+    "LED_QUEUE_NAME": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+    "PRINTING_QUEUE_NAME": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+    "PRINTING_BUCKET_NAME": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
+}