diff --git a/app/gitignore-gen/src/core/config.rs b/app/gitignore-gen/src/core/config.rs
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+++ b/app/gitignore-gen/src/core/config.rs
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+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub template_path: PathBuf,
+    pub auto_update_templates: bool,
+    pub show_categories: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            template_path: PathBuf::from("resources/templates"),
+            auto_update_templates: false,
+            show_categories: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+}