diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2436368..bbb6fc1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ To add support for a new editor, you must update both documentation and source c
 
 ---
 
+## Changing default configuration
+
+If you want to change the default configuration or add a new option:
+1. Update [README's documentation](./README.md#configuration)
+2. In `./src/utils.c`, update the function `initAppFilesAndDirs()` which creates a default configuration if `~/.config/notewrapper/config.json` or if neither `-c` nor `--config` is set.
+3. In `./src/main.c` where the JSON is parsed, add the parsing logic. Do not forget the debugging information, errors when wrong type or when an important field is missing and add a default value if a less important field is missing.
+
+---
+
 ## Before opening a pull request
 
 Before submitting a pull request, ensure that:
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c8a885b..0000000
--- a/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "directory": "~/Documents/Notes/",
-  "render": true,
-  "jumpToEndOfFileOnLaunch": true,
-  "editor": "neovim",
-  "journalRegex": ".*journal.*",
-  "dateEntry": "# %Y %m %d %a",
-  "newLineOnOpening": true,
-  "backup": {
-    "enable": false,
-    "directory": "/path/to/backup",
-    "interval": "weekly"
-  }
-}