diff --git a/arkmanager-system.cfg b/arkmanager-system.cfg
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+# --- SYSTEM CONFIG - DO NOT TOUCH ---#
+
+arkstChannel=${BRANCH}                                               # change it to a different branch to get non-stable versions
+
+# config SteamCMD
+steamcmdroot="/home/steam/steamcmd"                                 # path of your steamcmd instance
+steamcmdexec="steamcmd.sh"                                          # name of steamcmd executable
+steamcmd_user="steam"                                               # name of the system user who own steamcmd folder
+steamcmd_appinfocache="/home/steam/Steam/appcache/appinfo.vdf"      # cache of the appinfo command
+
+# config environment
+arkserverroot="/ark/server"                                         # path of your ARK server files (default ~/ARK)
+arkserverexec="ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/ShooterGameServer"        # name of ARK server executable
+arkbackupdir="/ark/backup"                              # path to backup directory
+arkwarnminutes="30"                                                 # number of minutes to warn players when using update --warn
+
+# config Service
+servicename="arkserv"                                               # Name of the service (don't change if you don't know what are you doing)
+logdir="/ark/log/"                                          # Logs path (default /var/log/arktools)
+
+# Port config 
+ark_Port="7778"                                                     # ARK server port (default 7778)
+ark_QueryPort=${SERVERPORT}                                               # ARK query port (default 27016)
+ark_RCONEnabled="True"                                              # Enable RCON Protocol
+ark_RCONPort="32330"                                                # RCON Port
+
+# steamdb specific
+appid=376030                                                        # Linux server App ID
+
+source /ark/arkmanager.cfg
diff --git a/arkmanager-user.cfg b/arkmanager-user.cfg
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+# --- USER CONFIG --- #
+# ARK server options - use ark_<optionname>=<value>
+# comment out these values if you want to define them
+# inside your GameUserSettings.ini file
+serverMap=${SERVERMAP}                                               # server map (default TheIsland)
+ark_SessionName=${SESSIONNAME}                                  # if your session name needs special characters please use the .ini instead
+ark_ServerPassword=${SERVERPASSWORD}                                               # ARK server password, empty: no password required to login
+ark_ServerAdminPassword=${ADMINPASSWORD}                               # ARK server admin password, KEEP IT SAFE!
+ark_MaxPlayers=${NBPLAYER}