diff --git a/buildsettings.py b/buildsettings.py
index 5645c96a..7ba10386 100644
--- a/buildsettings.py
+++ b/buildsettings.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ buildSettings = {
     # if you want to publish your own fork of the project, and host it on your own web site
     # create a localbuildsettings.py file containing something similar to this
     # note: Firefox+Greasemonkey require the distUrlBase to be "https" - they won't check for updates on regular "http" URLs
-    #'example': {
-    #    'resourceBaseUrl': 'http://www.example.com/iitc/dist',
-    #    'distUrlBase': 'https://secure.example.com/iitc/dist',
-    #},
+    'example': {
+        'resourceBaseUrl': 'http://www.example.com/iitc/dist',
+        'distUrlBase': 'https://secure.example.com/iitc/dist',
+    },
 
 
 }
diff --git a/localbuildsettings.py b/localbuildsettings.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3897b68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localbuildsettings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# settings file for builds.
+
+# if you want to have custom builds, copy this file to "localbuildsettings.py" and make changes there.
+
+# possible fields:
+# resourceBaseUrl - optional - the URL base for external resources (all resources embedded in standard IITC)
+# distUrlBase - optional - the base URL to use for update checks
+# buildMobile - optional - if set, mobile builds are built with 'ant'. requires the Android SDK and appropriate mobile/local.properties file configured
+# preBuild - optional - an array of strings to run as commands, via os.system, before building the scripts
+# postBuild - optional - an array of string to run as commands, via os.system, after all builds are complete
+
+
+buildSettings = {
+    # local: use this build if you're not modifying external resources
+    # no external resources allowed - they're not needed any more
+    'local': {
+        'resourceUrlBase': None,
+        'distUrlBase': None,
+    },
+
+    # local8000: if you need to modify external resources, this build will load them from
+    # the web server at http://0.0.0.0:8000/dist
+    # (This shouldn't be required any more - all resources are embedded. but, it remains just in case some new feature
+    #  needs external resources)
+    'local8000': {
+        'resourceUrlBase': 'http://0.0.0.0:8000/dist',
+        'distUrlBase': None,
+    },
+
+    # mobile: default entry that also builds the mobile .apk
+    # you will need to have the android-sdk installed, and the file mobile/local.properties created as required
+    'mobile': {
+        'resourceBaseUrl': 'https://phillipatcloud.dynv6.net/iitc/mobile',
+        'distUrlBase': 'https://phillipatcloud.dynv6.net/iitc/mobile',
+        'buildMobile': 'debug',
+    },
+
+
+    # if you want to publish your own fork of the project, and host it on your own web site
+    # create a localbuildsettings.py file containing something similar to this
+    # note: Firefox+Greasemonkey require the distUrlBase to be "https" - they won't check for updates on regular "http" URLs
+    'publish': {
+        'resourceBaseUrl': 'https://phillipatcloud.dynv6.net/iitc/dist',
+        'distUrlBase': 'https://phillipatcloud.dynv6.net/iitc/dist',
+    },
+
+
+}
+
+
+
+# defaultBuild - the name of the default build to use if none is specified on the build.py command line
+# (in here as an example - it only works in localbuildsettings.py)
+#defaultBuild = 'local'