diff --git a/debian/i2pd.conf b/debian/i2pd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c32716ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/i2pd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+floodfill=0
+v6=0
+
+httpproxyaddress=127.0.0.1
+httpproxyport=4444
+
+ircaddress=127.0.0.1
+ircport=6668
+ircdest=irc.postman.i2p
+
+; other services (disabled by default)
+;
+; samaddress=127.0.0.1
+; samport=7656
+;
+; bobaddress=127.0.0.1
+; bobport=2827
+;
+; i2pcontroladdress=127.0.0.1
+; i2pcontrolport=7650
diff --git a/debian/i2pd.dirs b/debian/i2pd.dirs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b643352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/i2pd.dirs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+etc/i2pd
+var/lib/i2pd
diff --git a/debian/i2pd.install b/debian/i2pd.install
index 66af1abd..fa79ce1b 100644
--- a/debian/i2pd.install
+++ b/debian/i2pd.install
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 i2pd usr/sbin/
+debian/i2pd.conf    etc/i2pd/
+debian/tunnels.conf etc/i2pd/
diff --git a/debian/i2pd.links b/debian/i2pd.links
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..259219e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/i2pd.links
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+etc/i2pd/i2pd.conf    var/lib/i2pd/i2p.conf
+etc/i2pd/tunnels.conf var/lib/i2pd/tunnels.cfg
diff --git a/debian/tunnels.conf b/debian/tunnels.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43cb495a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/tunnels.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+; see examples in /usr/share/doc/i2pd/configuration.md.gz