diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 0c973933..4caf4c4c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ MICROBLOG_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
 GNUSOCIAL_COMMIT='94392ab00ceefec6105ac7d6e6846fb644bbd0f1'
 MICROBLOG_THEME_REPO="https://git.gnu.io/h2p/Qvitter.git"
 MICROBLOG_THEME_COMMIT='8abbdeb3c0a6a34754411452ae832d2f19cef7ab'
+MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE=$"<h1>Welcome to ${MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME} – a federated microblog</h1><p>Another Freedombone site</p>"
 
 # Domain name for hubzilla installation
 HUBZILLA_DOMAIN_NAME=
@@ -1022,6 +1023,9 @@ function read_configuration {
         if [[ $CONFIGURATION_FILE != "/root/${PROJECT_NAME}.cfg" ]]; then
             cp $CONFIGURATION_FILE /root/${PROJECT_NAME}.cfg
         fi
+        if grep -q "MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE" $CONFIGURATION_FILE; then
+            MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE=$(grep "MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE" $CONFIGURATION_FILE | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+        fi
         if grep -q "PROJECT_WEBSITE" $CONFIGURATION_FILE; then
             PROJECT_WEBSITE=$(grep "PROJECT_WEBSITE" $CONFIGURATION_FILE | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
         fi
@@ -8541,6 +8545,17 @@ function install_gnu_social {
         exit 72357
     fi
 
+    if ! grep -q "Recommended GNU social settings" $microblog_config_file; then
+        microblog_config_file=/var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/config.php
+        echo "" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "// Recommended GNU social settings" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['thumbnail']['maxsize'] = 3000;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['profile']['delete'] = true;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['profile']['changenick'] = true;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['public']['localonly'] = false;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "addPlugin('StoreRemoteMedia');" >> $microblog_config_file
+    fi
+
     MICROBLOG_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(add_onion_service microblog 80 ${MICROBLOG_ONION_PORT})
 
     systemctl restart php5-fpm
@@ -8604,8 +8619,26 @@ function install_gnu_social_theme {
     cd /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/local/plugins/Qvitter
     git checkout $MICROBLOG_THEME_COMMIT -b $MICROBLOG_THEME_COMMIT
 
-    if ! grep -q "addPlugin('Qvitter')" /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/config.php; then
-        echo "addPlugin('Qvitter');" >> /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/config.php
+    microblog_config_file=/var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/config.php
+    if ! grep -q "addPlugin('Qvitter')" $microblog_config_file; then
+        echo "" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "// Qvitter settings" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "addPlugin('Qvitter');" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['enabledbydefault'] = true;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['defaultbackgroundcolor'] = '#f4f4f4';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['defaultlinkcolor'] = '#0084B4';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['timebetweenpolling'] = 5000;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['urlshortenerapiurl'] = 'http://qttr.at/shortener.php';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['urlshortenersignature'] = 'b6afeec983';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['sitebackground'] = 'img/vagnsmossen.jpg';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['favicon'] = 'img/favicon.ico?v=4';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['sprite'] = Plugin::staticPath('Qvitter', '').'img/sprite.png?v=40';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['enablewelcometext'] = true;" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['customwelcometext']['en'] = '$MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['customwelcometext']['de'] = '$MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['customwelcometext']['fr'] = '$MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['customwelcometext']['es'] = '$MICROBLOG_WELCOME_MESSAGE';" >> $microblog_config_file
+        echo "$config['site']['qvitter']['blocked_ips'] = array();" >> $microblog_config_file
     fi
 
     if ! grep -q "GNU Social theme commit" $COMPLETION_FILE; then