diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
line changes: +16/-0
index 0000000..15c907a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+fn main() {
+    // Copy connectr.ini.in to connectr.ini if connectr.ini does not exist.
+    //
+    // The local changes in connectr.ini are always preserved, so you can
+    // set private keys without worrying about git.
+    let ini_file = Path::new("connectr.ini");
+    if !ini_file.exists() {
+        let _ = fs::copy("connectr.ini.in", "connectr.ini");
+    }
+
+    // Try again on re-build if either INI file has changed.
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=connectr.ini");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=connectr.ini.in");
+}

diff --git a/connectr.ini b/connectr.ini
line changes: +0/-6
index cd17682..0000000
--- a/connectr.ini
+++ /dev/null

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[connectr]
-port = 5432
-
-[application]
-client_id = <SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>
-secret = <SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>

diff --git a/connectr.ini.in b/connectr.ini.in
line changes: +6/-0
index 0000000..cd17682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectr.ini.in

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[connectr]
+port = 5432
+
+[application]
+client_id = <SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>
+secret = <SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>