diff --git a/.fixme/log b/.fixme/log
index 075957dc..f9ad5627 100644
--- a/.fixme/log
+++ b/.fixme/log
@@ -157,4 +157,5 @@ fixme-merged "AmtqsgpimE" "AEuRHd5sWC"
 fixme-set "workflow" "wip" "DZyVAuBYzB"
 
 
-fixme-set "workflow" "test" "DTZ2RqeN7y"
\ No newline at end of file
+fixme-set "workflow" "test" "DTZ2RqeN7y"
+fixme-set "workflow" "test" "84iLJsvCtT"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/devlog.md b/docs/devlog.md
index 18246a93..a3e37968 100644
--- a/docs/devlog.md
+++ b/docs/devlog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 ## 2023-02-15
 
+FIXME: create-default-config
+
 FIXME: wrong-default-config-path
 
 TODO: make-key-optional-parameter
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerConfig.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerConfig.hs
index 30172876..786ac53a 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerConfig.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerConfig.hs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import System.FilePath
 import Data.Set qualified as Set
 import Data.Set (Set)
 import Data.Text qualified as Text
+import Text.InterpolatedString.Perl6 (qc)
 
 class HasCfgKey a b where
   -- type family CfgValue a :: Type
@@ -53,9 +54,21 @@ peerConfigDefault = liftIO $
     catchAny :: IO a -> (SomeException -> IO a) -> IO a
     catchAny = Control.Exception.catch
 
+defConfigData :: String
+defConfigData = [qc|
 
-peerConfigInit :: Maybe FilePath -> IO ()
-peerConfigInit mbfp = do
+listen "0.0.0.0:7351"
+rpc    "127.0.0.1:13331"
+
+; default storage is $HOME/.local/share/hbs2
+; storage "./storage"
+
+; edit path to a keyring file
+; key    "./key"
+|]
+
+peerConfigInit :: MonadIO m => Maybe FilePath -> m ()
+peerConfigInit mbfp = liftIO do
   debug $ "peerConfigInit" <+> pretty mbfp
 
   defDir <- peerConfigDefault <&> takeDirectory
@@ -70,9 +83,13 @@ peerConfigInit mbfp = do
 
   unless here do
     appendFile (dir</>cfgName) ";; hbs2-peer config file"
+    appendFile (dir</>cfgName) defConfigData
 
 peerConfigRead :: MonadIO m => Maybe FilePath -> m PeerConfig
 peerConfigRead mbfp = do
+
+  peerConfigInit mbfp
+
   debug $ "peerConfigRead" <+> pretty mbfp
 
   xdg <- peerConfigDefault
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal b/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal
index 2655b508..1b31ef06 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal
+++ b/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ common common-deps
         , uniplate
         , unordered-containers
         , vector
+        , interpolatedstring-perl6
 
 common shared-properties
   ghc-options: