diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 254b181..a1dc35a 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ VENV_DIR="${MIRAGE_VENV_DIR:-/opt/mirage/venv}"
 
 PYTHON_BIN="${PYTHON_BIN:-python3}"
 
+CONFIG_DIR="/etc/mirage"
+CONFIG_FILE="$CONFIG_DIR/config.toml"
+
 echo "==> Using python:      $PYTHON_BIN"
 echo "==> Mirage user:       $MIRAGE_USER"
 echo "==> Mirage group:      $MIRAGE_GROUP"
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ echo "==> Mirror root:       $MIRROR_ROOT"
 echo "==> Data dir:          $DATA_DIR"
 echo "==> Log dir:           $LOG_DIR"
 echo "==> Venv dir:          $VENV_DIR"
+echo "==> Config file:       $CONFIG_FILE"
 echo
 
 if ! command -v "$PYTHON_BIN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -38,10 +42,48 @@ if ! id "$MIRAGE_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     "$MIRAGE_USER"
 fi
 
-echo "==> Creating directories"
+echo "==> Creating data/log/mirror directories"
 mkdir -p "$MIRROR_ROOT" "$DATA_DIR" "$LOG_DIR"
 chown -R "$MIRAGE_USER:$MIRAGE_GROUP" "$MIRROR_ROOT" "$DATA_DIR" "$LOG_DIR"
 
+echo "==> Installing default config in /etc/mirage (if missing)"
+mkdir -p "$CONFIG_DIR"
+
+if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+  echo "    Config already exists at $CONFIG_FILE (leaving it untouched)"
+else
+  if [ -f "./etc/mirage/config.toml" ]; then
+    echo "    Using repo template ./etc/mirage/config.toml"
+    install -D -m 644 ./etc/mirage/config.toml "$CONFIG_FILE"
+  else
+    echo "    No template found, generating a basic config at $CONFIG_FILE"
+    cat >"$CONFIG_FILE" <<EOF
+# Mirage configuration
+# This file was generated by scripts/install.sh
+# Paths must be writable by the 'mirage' user.
+
+# Root directory where mirror content is stored.
+mirror_root = "${MIRROR_ROOT}"
+
+# Directory for mirage internal state (queue DB, etc.)
+data_dir = "${DATA_DIR}"
+
+# Directory for log files (per-mirror logs, daemon logs, etc.)
+log_dir = "${LOG_DIR}"
+
+# Path to wget binary
+wget_bin = "/usr/bin/wget"
+
+# Maximum number of concurrent mirror updates
+max_concurrent_updates = 4
+EOF
+    chmod 644 "$CONFIG_FILE"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Typical /etc ownership: root:root
+chown root:root "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
 echo "==> Creating virtualenv at $VENV_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "$VENV_DIR")"
 "$PYTHON_BIN" -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
@@ -69,10 +111,13 @@ echo "==> Enabling and starting mirage daemon + timer"
 systemctl enable --now mirage.service
 systemctl enable --now mirage-update.timer
 
-echo
-echo "==> Done."
-echo "Mirrors root : $MIRROR_ROOT"
-echo "Data dir     : $DATA_DIR"
-echo "Log dir      : $LOG_DIR"
-echo "Venv         : $VENV_DIR"
-echo "Binary       : $MIRAGE_BIN"
+cat <<EOF
+
+==> Install complete.
+
+Mirrors root : $MIRROR_ROOT
+Data dir     : $DATA_DIR
+Log dir      : $LOG_DIR
+Config       : $CONFIG_FILE
+Venv         : $VENV_DIR
+Binary       : $MIRAGE_BIN