diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fc8c81b..48ce63a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ FIEF_URL=https://auth.reflector-ui.dev/reflector-local
 FIEF_CLIENT_ID=s03<omitted>
 FIEF_CLIENT_SECRET=<omitted>
 
-EDGE_CONFIG=<omitted>
+EDGE_CONFIG=<omitted> (optional)
 ```
 
+Then copy config-template.ts to a new file called config.ts, this is where you will configure the features or your local project.
+
 ### Run the Application
 
 To run the application in development mode, run:
diff --git a/www/.gitignore b/www/.gitignore
index e52822e0..895fbb29 100644
--- a/www/.gitignore
+++ b/www/.gitignore
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ next-env.d.ts
 
 # Sentry Auth Token
 .sentryclirc
+
+config.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/app/lib/edgeConfig.ts b/www/app/lib/edgeConfig.ts
index a15f871e..0468200e 100644
--- a/www/app/lib/edgeConfig.ts
+++ b/www/app/lib/edgeConfig.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 import { get } from "@vercel/edge-config";
 import { isDevelopment } from "./utils";
 
-const localConfig = {
-  features: {
-    requireLogin: false,
-    privacy: true,
-    browse: false,
-    sendToZulip: true,
-  },
-  api_url: "http://127.0.0.1:1250",
-  websocket_url: "ws://127.0.0.1:1250",
-  auth_callback_url: "http://localhost:3000/auth-callback",
-  zulip_streams: "https://d3ow1y42gqfmk.cloudfront.net",
-};
-
 type EdgeConfig = {
   [domainWithDash: string]: {
     features: {
@@ -43,8 +30,8 @@ export function edgeDomainToKey(domain: string) {
 
 // get edge config server-side (prefer DomainContext when available), domain is the hostname
 export async function getConfig(domain: string) {
-  if (isDevelopment()) {
-    return localConfig;
+  if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV === "development") {
+    return require("../../config").localConfig;
   }
 
   let config = await get(edgeDomainToKey(domain));
diff --git a/www/config-template.ts b/www/config-template.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f0cf194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/config-template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export const localConfig = {
+  features: {
+    requireLogin: true,
+    privacy: true,
+    browse: true,
+    sendToZulip: true,
+  },
+  api_url: "http://127.0.0.1:1250",
+  websocket_url: "ws://127.0.0.1:1250",
+  auth_callback_url: "http://localhost:3000/auth-callback",
+  zulip_streams: "", // Find the value on zulip
+};