diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd20fecd22c4..ed4b6b4d7e2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -215,13 +215,14 @@ tools/CreditsTool/obj/*
 #dmdoc default folder
 /dmdoc
 
+/config/*
+!/config/example
+!/config/example/*
+
 # Ignore custom music and title screens (amend as appropriate)
-/config/jukebox_music/sounds/*
-!/config/jukebox_music/sounds/exclude
-/config/title_music/sounds/*
-!/config/title_music/sounds/exclude
-/config/title_screens/images/*
-!/config/title_screens/images/exclude
+/config/example/jukebox_music/sounds/exclude
+/config/example/title_music/sounds/exclude
+/config/example/title_screens/images/exclude
 
 #Linux docker
 tools/LinuxOneShot/SetupProgram/obj/*
diff --git a/config/admin_nicknames.json b/config/example/admin_nicknames.json
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diff --git a/config/admin_ranks.txt b/config/example/admin_ranks.txt
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diff --git a/config/admins.txt b/config/example/admins.txt
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diff --git a/config/antag_rep.txt b/config/example/antag_rep.txt
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diff --git a/config/arenas/README.md b/config/example/arenas/README.md
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diff --git a/config/awaymissionconfig.txt b/config/example/awaymissionconfig.txt
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diff --git a/config/badges.json b/config/example/badges.json
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diff --git a/config/comms.txt b/config/example/comms.txt
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diff --git a/config/dbconfig.txt b/config/example/dbconfig.txt
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diff --git a/config/dynamic.json b/config/example/dynamic.json
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diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/example/game_options.txt
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diff --git a/config/iceruinblacklist.txt b/config/example/iceruinblacklist.txt
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diff --git a/config/in_character_filter.txt b/config/example/in_character_filter.txt
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diff --git a/config/interviews.txt b/config/example/interviews.txt
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diff --git a/config/jobs.txt b/config/example/jobs.txt
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diff --git a/config/jukebox_music/LICENSE.txt b/config/example/jukebox_music/LICENSE.txt
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diff --git a/config/jukebox_music/README.txt b/config/example/jukebox_music/README.txt
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diff --git a/config/jukebox_music/sounds/exclude b/config/example/jukebox_music/sounds/exclude
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diff --git a/config/lavaruinblacklist.txt b/config/example/lavaruinblacklist.txt
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diff --git a/config/maps.txt b/config/example/maps.txt
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diff --git a/config/motd.txt b/config/example/motd.txt
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diff --git a/config/policy.json b/config/example/policy.json
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diff --git a/config/resources.txt b/config/example/resources.txt
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diff --git a/config/silicon_laws.txt b/config/example/silicon_laws.txt
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diff --git a/config/spaceruinblacklist.txt b/config/example/spaceruinblacklist.txt
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diff --git a/config/title_music/LICENSE.txt b/config/example/title_music/LICENSE.txt
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diff --git a/config/title_music/sounds/exclude b/config/example/title_music/sounds/exclude
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diff --git a/config/title_screens/LICENSE.txt b/config/example/title_screens/LICENSE.txt
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diff --git a/config/trusted_players.txt b/config/example/trusted_players.txt
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diff --git a/config/unbuyableshuttles.txt b/config/example/unbuyableshuttles.txt
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diff --git a/config/whitelist.txt b/config/example/whitelist.txt
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