diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index d8f2568..7672e93 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
         <a accesskey="l" href="index.php">View list</a>&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="index.php?create=true">New note</a>
         <?php
 
-            $password = '';
-            $dir = '../../data/bbn';
+            require 'settings.php';
 
             if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']) || $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'] != $password) {
                 header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="bbn"');
diff --git a/settings.php.sample.php b/settings.php.sample.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e5e000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.php.sample.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+$password = '';
+$dir = '';
+?>
\ No newline at end of file