diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68a12b6..92ff786 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 !.gitignore
 !.gitempty
 *.log
+helpers/properties.js
 video/*
 tmp/
 node_modules/
diff --git a/helpers/properties.js b/helpers/properties.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2710979..0000000
--- a/helpers/properties.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-var host = 'localhost';
-var port = 201;
-var ssl = false;
-var connectionTimeout = 30 * 60 * 1000;
-
-module.exports.HOST = host;
-module.exports.PORT = port;
-module.exports.SSL = ssl;
-module.exports.CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = connectionTimeout;
diff --git a/helpers/properties.js.template b/helpers/properties.js.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2710979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/properties.js.template
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var host = 'localhost';
+var port = 201;
+var ssl = false;
+var connectionTimeout = 30 * 60 * 1000;
+
+module.exports.HOST = host;
+module.exports.PORT = port;
+module.exports.SSL = ssl;
+module.exports.CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = connectionTimeout;
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