diff --git a/settings.example.json b/settings.example.json
index 090f796d..c8982f61 100644
--- a/settings.example.json
+++ b/settings.example.json
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
     "by": "",                           "//": "Web instance host (displayed in footer)",
     "link": "",                         "//": "Web instance host link (displayed in footer)"
   },
+  "control":{
+    "token": null,                      "//": "Control token (can be used by external services to perform actions on instance, such as stopping it for redeploys)"
+  },
   "community": {
     "templates": [],                    "//": "Additional community templates to setup"
   },