diff --git a/.filedust.conf.example b/.filedust.conf.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67bd655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.filedust.conf.example
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# filedust configuration file
+# Place at: ~/.filedust.conf
+#
+# Use this file to customize cleanup behavior.
+# Only keys matter (no values). Paths are relative to $HOME.
+#
+# Patterns (globs) are allowed.
+
+[exclude]
+# Add directories or patterns you want filedust to ignore.
+# Examples:
+# Projects/important/*
+
+[include]
+# Add directories or patterns you want filedust to remove.
+# Examples:
+# node_modules
+# dist
+# *.tmp
+# *~
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b82c7c..5862af9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ One interactive prompt at the end of the run (unless -y is used).
 Shows how much disk space can be freed.
 
 ### Safe by design
-Never touches dotfiles, configs, project files, or anything important.
+* It ONLY runs within user's `$HOME`
+
+* Put user in control by reading `~/.filedust.conf`
+
+* Never touches dotfiles, configs, project files, or anything important unless you want.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -50,6 +54,12 @@ cd filedust/
 poetry install
 ```
 
+### Custom config
+You can download the example and add your custom rule
+```
+wget -O ~/.filedust.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/guardutils/filedust/main/.filedust.conf.example
+```
+
 ### TAB completion
 Add this to your `.bashrc`
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e9ed90f..3b89d66 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "filedust"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Opinionated junk cleaner for dev machines (caches, build artifacts, editor backups)."
 authors = ["Marco D'Aleo <marco@marcodaleo.com>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"