diff --git a/webirc/files/config.json b/webirc/files/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..870da8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webirc/files/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+    "windowTitle": "hashbang web chat",
+    "useMonospace": true,
+    "startupScreen": "welcome",
+    "restricted": true,
+    "theme": "Dark",
+    "themes": [
+        { "name": "Default", "url": "static/themes/default" },
+        { "name": "Dark", "url": "static/themes/dark" },
+        { "name": "Coffee", "url": "static/themes/coffee" },
+        { "name": "GrayFox", "url": "static/themes/grayfox" },
+        { "name": "Nightswatch", "url": "static/themes/nightswatch" },
+        { "name": "Osprey", "url": "static/themes/osprey" },
+        { "name": "Radioactive", "url": "static/themes/radioactive" },
+        { "name": "Sky", "url": "static/themes/sky" },
+        { "name": "Elite", "url": "static/themes/elite" }
+    ],
+    "startupOptions": {
+        "greetingText": "hashbang web chat",
+        "websocket": "wss://irc.hashbang.sh/",
+        "channel": "#!",
+        "nick": "kiwi-n?"
+    },
+    "ircFramework": {
+        "auto_reconnect": true,
+        "auto_reconnect_wait": 4000,
+        "auto_reconnect_max_retries": 10
+    },
+    "buffers": {
+        "messageLayout": "compact",
+        "share_typing": false,
+        "show_emoticons": false,
+        "show_link_previews": false,
+        "inline_link_auto_previews": false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/webirc/kustomization.yaml b/webirc/kustomization.yaml
index 2f1dc02..8d2bcf0 100644
--- a/webirc/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/webirc/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ resources:
 replicas:
 - name: webirc
   count: 2
+configMapGenerator:
+- name: kiwiirc-config
+  files:
+  - files/config.json
 images:
   - name: hashbang/webirc
     digest: sha256:5b5d8a7b0e84fa4c5e03643c2feff0ef45a209b5e3613fd98a65a80b30007470
diff --git a/webirc/resources.yaml b/webirc/resources.yaml
index fa7230e..81f6583 100644
--- a/webirc/resources.yaml
+++ b/webirc/resources.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /
             port: http
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: kiwiirc-config
+          mountPath: /usr/share/nginx/html/static/config.json
+          subPath: config.json
+      volumes:
+      - name: kiwiirc-config
+        configMap:
+          name: kiwiirc-config
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service