diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8d47d2..466f1e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *.pyc
 .idea/
 last_mention
+config.toml
 ticketfrei.cfg
 seen_toots.pickle
 seen_toots.pickle.part
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c507ecb..da93933 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ pip install tweepy pytoml requests Mastodon.py
 
 Configure the bot:
 ```shell
-cp ticketfrei.cfg.example ticketfrei.cfg
-vim ticketfrei.cfg
+cp config.toml.example config.toml
+vim config.toml
 ```
 Edit the account credentials, so your bot can use your accounts.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Also add the words to the goodlist, which you want to require. A tweet is only r
 
 There is also a blacklist, which you can use to automatically sort out malicious tweets. Be careful though, our filter can't read the intention with which a word was used. Maybe you wanted it there.
 
-Note that atm the good- & blacklist are still outside of ticketfrei.cfg, in separate files. we will repare this soon.
+Note that atm the good- & blacklist are still outside of config.toml, in separate files. we will repare this soon.
 
 ### screen
 
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ Desktop/pycharm-community-2017.1.4/bin/pycharm.sh
 - [ ] Web UI that lets you easily delete toots/tweets per db id and/or mute the tweet author
 - [x] Write Bots as Classes to be easier implemented
 - [x] Create extra Class for the filter
-- [x] Put as much as possible into ticketfrei.cfg
+- [x] Put as much as possible into config.toml
 - [x] Make both bots run on their own *and* next to each other
   - [x] implement trigger class in retootbot
   - [x] read config in retweetbot
-- [x] put shutdown contact in ticketfrei.cfg
+- [x] put shutdown contact in config.toml
 - [x] document what you have to configure if you setup the bot in another city
 - [ ] write a script to setup the bot easily. ask the admin for the necessary information
 - [ ] ongoing: solve issues
diff --git a/ticketfrei.cfg.example b/config.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from ticketfrei.cfg.example
rename to config.toml
diff --git a/config.toml.example b/config.toml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10176df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.toml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[mapp]
+name = 'yourcity_ticketfrei'    # :todo: where do you receive the app name?
+
+[muser]
+email = 'youremail@server.tld'  # E-mail address of your Mastodon account
+password = 'yourpassword'       # Password of your Mastodon account
+server = 'yourmastodoninstance' # Instance where you have your Mastodon account
+
+[tapp] 
+consumer_key = "OD0CLn6twBxHjN2DqMkKuSvli" 
+consumer_secret = "XkvbViwjBWoWoJzIlseJLXmg2fqluq4HYqvwOwoSHGwxdTNi4l" 
+ 
+shutdown_contact_userid = 801098086005243904 
+shutdown_contact_screen_name = 'links_tech' 
+  
+[tuser] 
+access_token_key = "876046057721008128-J35moxFXUvLb24MnaMVbVpqiEtxBlcc" 
+access_token_secret = "I7PQZMHuJDS5WslgUhqEeZbEWGhwLhmOetvwFoTn8YDKW" 
+
+# [trigger]
+# goodlists are one regex per line.
+# badlists are one badword per line.
+# a message musst match at least one regex in goodlist and contain none of the badwords.
+# the variables mention the directory where the lists are located, not the filenames.
+
+# goodlist_path = 'goodlists'
+# blacklist_path = 'blacklists'
diff --git a/retootbot.py b/retootbot.py
index cf01e2d..bf7366c 100644
--- a/retootbot.py
+++ b/retootbot.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class RetootBot(object):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # read config in TOML format (https://github.com/toml-lang/toml#toml)
-    with open('ticketfrei.cfg') as configfile:
+    with open('config.toml') as configfile:
         config = toml.load(configfile)
 
     filter = trigger.Trigger(config)
diff --git a/retweetbot.py b/retweetbot.py
index 3bb46df..cd773da 100644
--- a/retweetbot.py
+++ b/retweetbot.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class RetweetBot(object):
         """
         How to get these keys is described in doc/twitter_api.md
 
-        After you received keys, store them in your ticketfrei.cfg like this:
+        After you received keys, store them in your config.toml like this:
         [tapp]
         consumer_key = "..."
         consumer_secret = "..."
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class RetweetBot(object):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # create an Api object
-    with open('ticketfrei.cfg') as configfile:
+    with open('config.toml') as configfile:
         config = toml.load(configfile)
 
     trigger = trigger.Trigger(config)
diff --git a/ticketfrei.py b/ticketfrei.py
index e16ebdb..a5c55b4 100644
--- a/ticketfrei.py
+++ b/ticketfrei.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from trigger import Trigger
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # read config in TOML format (https://github.com/toml-lang/toml#toml)
-    with open('ticketfrei.cfg') as configfile:
+    with open('config.toml') as configfile:
         config = toml.load(configfile)
 
     trigger = Trigger(config)
diff --git a/trigger.py b/trigger.py
index ffe3bee..864256c 100644
--- a/trigger.py
+++ b/trigger.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Trigger(object):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    with open("ticketfrei.cfg", "r") as configfile:
+    with open("config.toml", "r") as configfile:
         config = toml.load(configfile)
 
     print("testing the trigger")