diff --git a/config.php.sample b/config.php.sample
index 0a01552fec..e70d9ab46e 100644
--- a/config.php.sample
+++ b/config.php.sample
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ $config['site']['path'] = 'laconica';
 #$config['site']['closed'] = true;
 #Only allow registration for people invited by another user
 #$config['site']['inviteonly'] = true;
+#Make the site invisible to  non-logged-in users
+#$config['site']['private'] = true;
 
 # If you want logging sent to a file instead of syslog
 #$config['site']['logfile'] = '/tmp/laconica.log';