--- app.ini.sample
+++ app.ini.sample
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 ; App name that shows in every page title
 APP_NAME = Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
 ; Change it if you run locally
-RUN_USER = git
+RUN_USER = gitea
 ; Either "dev", "prod" or "test", default is "dev"
 RUN_MODE = dev
 
 [repository]
-ROOT =
+ROOT = /home/gitea/gitea-repositories/
 SCRIPT_TYPE = bash
 ; Default ANSI charset
 ANSI_CHARSET =
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 ; The port number the builtin SSH server should listen on
 SSH_LISTEN_PORT = %(SSH_PORT)s
 ; Root path of SSH directory, default is '~/.ssh', but you have to use '/home/git/.ssh'.
-SSH_ROOT_PATH =
+SSH_ROOT_PATH = /home/gitea/.ssh
 ; For the built-in SSH server, choose the ciphers to support for SSH connections,
 ; for system SSH this setting has no effect
 SSH_SERVER_CIPHERS = aes128-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes256-ctr, aes128-gcm@openssh.com, arcfour256, arcfour128
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 KEY_FILE = custom/https/key.pem
 ; Root directory containing templates and static files.
 ; default is the path where Gitea is executed
-STATIC_ROOT_PATH =
+STATIC_ROOT_PATH = /var/lib/gitea
 ; Default path for App data
 APP_DATA_PATH = data
 ; Application level GZIP support
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 FORMAT =
 
 [log]
-ROOT_PATH =
+ROOT_PATH = /var/log/gitea
 ; Either "console", "file", "conn", "smtp" or "database", default is "console"
 ; Use comma to separate multiple modes, e.g. "console, file"
 MODE = console