diff --git a/conf.txt b/conf.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3d4651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+IRC_MOTD=/etc/talircd.motd
+IRC_HOSTNAME=irc.tali.software
+IRC_PORT=6667
diff --git a/deploy/_build.sh b/deploy/_build.sh
index f91f86e..f5f2d15 100755
--- a/deploy/_build.sh
+++ b/deploy/_build.sh
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@ eval $(opam env)
 
 root=dist/root
 rm -rf $root
-mkdir -p $root/DEBIAN $root/etc $root/usr/lib/systemd/system
+mkdir -p $root/usr/lib/systemd/system $root/DEBIAN
 
 # build ocaml program
 
 opam pin add ./talircd --kind=path --no-action --yes
 opam install talircd --destdir=$root/usr --yes
 
-# install helper files
+# install service file
 
 install -m 644 talircd/deploy/talircd.service $root/usr/lib/systemd/system
-install -m 644 talircd/deploy/talircd.conf $root/etc
 
 # generate package control file
 
diff --git a/deploy/talircd.conf b/deploy/talircd.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 80657e0..0000000
--- a/deploy/talircd.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-IRC_MOTD=/usr/share/talircd/motd
-IRC_HOSTNAME=irc.tali.software
-IRC_PORT=6667
-LOG_LEVEL=debug
diff --git a/dune b/dune
index 065620a..a75608b 100644
--- a/dune
+++ b/dune
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (install
  (package talircd)
- (files (motd.txt as motd))
+ (files
+  (motd.txt as default/motd)
+  (conf.txt as default/conf))
  (section share))