diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index d33117ab..b607611a 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
-{ "name": "irc.example.com",
-  "motd": "motd.txt",
-  "listeners": [
-      { "address": "localhost:7777" },
-      { "address": "[::1]:7777" } ],
-  "operators": [
-      { "name": "root",
-        "password": "JDJhJDEwJFRWWGUya2E3Unk5bnZlb2o3alJ0ZnVQQm9ZVW1HOE53L29nVHg5QWh5TnpaMmtOaEwya1Vl" } ],
-  "debug": {
-      "net": true,
-      "client": false,
-      "channel": false,
-      "server": false } }
+// Ergonomadic IRC Server Config
+// -----------------------------
+// Passwords are generated by `ergonomadic -genpasswd "$plaintext"`.
+// Comments are not allowed in the actual config file.
+{
+    // `name` is usually a hostname.
+    "name": "irc.example.com",
+
+    // The path to the MOTD is relative to this file's directory.
+    "motd": "motd.txt",
+
+    // PASS command password
+    "password": "JDJhJDA0JHBBenUyV3Z5UU5iWUpiYmlNMlNLZC5VRDZDM21HUzFVbmxLUUI3NTVTLkZJOERLdUFaUWNt",
+
+    // `listeners` are places to bind and listen for
+    // connections. http://golang.org/pkg/net/#Dial demonstrates valid
+    // values for `net` and `address`. `net` is optional and defaults
+    // to `tcp`.
+    "listeners": [ {
+        "address": "localhost:7777"
+    }, {
+        "net": "tcp6",
+        "address": "[::1]:7777"
+    } ],
+
+    // Operators for the OPER command
+    "operators": [ {
+        "name": "root",
+        "password": "JDJhJDA0JHBBenUyV3Z5UU5iWUpiYmlNMlNLZC5VRDZDM21HUzFVbmxLUUI3NTVTLkZJOERLdUFaUWNt"
+    } ],
+
+    // Global debug flags. `net` generates a lot of output.
+    "debug": {
+        "net": true,
+        "client": false,
+        "channel": false,
+        "server": false
+    }
+}