diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f358558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+## Default config.sh
+#
+# Here one can change the settings used to update the mirrors
+# configuration file.
+
+# The base URL for Archlinux's mirror list
+url="https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist"
+
+# Mirrors in which countries should be selected
+countries=("BE" "NL")
+
+# Mirrors with which protocols should be selected
+protocols=("http" "https")
+
+# Mirrors with which IP versions should be selected
+ip_versions=(4)
+
+# Should the mirror status be used to select mirrors
+use_mirror_status="on"
+
+# Where should the mirror list be saved.
+dest="/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist"
diff --git a/update-mirrors b/update-mirrors
index cf27b21..a17b19e 100755
--- a/update-mirrors
+++ b/update-mirrors
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Changeable options
-url="https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist"
-countries=("BE" "NL")
-protocols=("http" "https")
-ip_versions=(4)
-use_mirror_status="on"
-dest="/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist"
-
 # Functions
 function fold () { /usr/bin/fold --spaces --width=$(tput cols); }