diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-SUBDIRS = src
+SUBDIRS = src etc
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ src/common/Makefile
 src/server/Makefile
 src/client/Makefile
 src/tests/Makefile
+etc/Makefile
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+sysconf_DATA = distren.conf
diff --git a/etc/distren.conf b/etc/distren.conf
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/distren.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+  Configuration file for distren.
+  Currently, this file is being prepared as the goal for this project. For instance, the ability to support connecting and communicating with servers is suggested by the server sections.
+*/
+
+server protofusion
+{
+  hostname = "protofusion.org"
+  username = "distrenc"
+  /* method's use is not implemented, ssh is the only option atm */
+  method = "ssh"
+}
+
+server ohnopublishing
+{
+  hostname = "ohnopublishing.net"
+  username = "distrenc"
+  method = "ssh"
+}
+
+client
+{
+  render_types = {"povray", "blender", "inkscape", "imagemagick", "dcraw"}
+}