diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index e70a241d0..b4aec7f0b 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ set :deploy_to, "/var/www/#{application}"
 
 default_run_options[:pty] = true
 
+namespace :local_config do
+  desc "Create the shared config directory"
+  task :setup_shared_directory do
+    run "mkdir -p #{deploy_to}/shared/config"
+  end
+
+  desc "Initialize local config files"
+  task :setup_local_files do
+    run "cp #{current_path}/script/install/danbooru_local_config.rb.templ #{deploy_to}/shared/config/danbooru_local_config.rb"
+    run "cp #{current_path}/script/install/database.yml.templ #{deploy_to}/shared/config/database.yml"
+  end
+
+  desc "Link the local config files"
+  task :link_local_files do
+    run "ln -s #{deploy_to}/shared/config/danbooru_local_config.rb #{current_path}/config/danbooru_local_config.rb"
+    run "ln -s #{deploy_to}/shared/config/database.yml #{current_path}/config/database.yml"
+  end
+end
+
 desc "Change ownership of common directory to user"
 task :reset_ownership_of_common_directory do
   sudo "chown -R #{user}:#{user} /var/www/danbooru"
@@ -50,7 +69,7 @@ namespace :delayed_job do
   task :stop, :roles => :app do
     run "cd #{current_path}; script/delayed_job stop #{rails_env}"
   end
-
+  
   desc "Restart delayed_job process"
   task :restart, :roles => :app do
     run "cd #{current_path}; script/delayed_job restart #{rails_env}"
@@ -58,6 +77,9 @@ namespace :delayed_job do
 end
 
 after "deploy:setup", "reset_ownership_of_common_directory"
+after "deploy:setup", "local_config:setup_shared_directory"
+after "deploy:setup", "local_config:setup_local_files"
+after "deploy:update_code", "local_config:link_local_files"
 after "deploy:start", "delayed_job:start"
 after "deploy:stop", "delayed_job:stop"
 after "deploy:restart", "delayed_job:restart"
diff --git a/script/install/danbooru_local_config.rb.templ b/script/install/danbooru_local_config.rb.templ
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64bc3dced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/install/danbooru_local_config.rb.templ
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Danbooru
+  class CustomConfiguration < Configuration
+    # Define your custom overloads here
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/database.yml.template b/script/install/database.yml.templ
similarity index 100%
rename from config/database.yml.template
rename to script/install/database.yml.templ