diff --git a/advanced/logrotate b/advanced/Templates/logrotate
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rename from advanced/logrotate
rename to advanced/Templates/logrotate
diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4b9fae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+### This file contains parameters for FTL behavior.
+### At install, all parameters are commented out. The user can select desired options.
+### Options shown are the default configuration. No modification is needed for most
+### installations.
+### Visit https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/configfile/ for more detailed parameter explanations
+
+## Socket Listening
+## Listen only for local socket connections or permit all connections
+## Options: localonly, all
+#SOCKET_LISTENING=localonly
+
+## Query Display
+## Display all queries? Set to no to hide query display
+## Options: yes, no
+#QUERY_DISPLAY=yes
+
+## AAA Query Analysis
+## Allow FTL to analyze AAAA queries from pihole.log?
+## Options: yes, no
+#AAAA_QUERY_ANALYSIS=yes
+
+## Resolve IPv6
+## Should FTL try to resolve IPv6 addresses to host names?
+## Options: yes, no
+#RESOLVE_IPV6=yes
+
+## Resolve IPv4
+## Should FTL try to resolve IPv4 addresses to host names?
+## Options: yes, no
+#RESOLVE_IPV4=yes
+
+## Max Database Days
+## How long should queries be stored in the database [days]?
+## Setting this to 0 disables the database
+## See: https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/database/
+## Options: number of days
+#MAXDBDAYS=365
+
+## Database Interval
+## How often do we store queries in FTL's database [minutes]?
+## See: https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/database/
+## Options: number of minutes
+#DBINTERVAL=1.0
+
+## Database File
+## Specify path and filename of FTL's SQLite3 long-term database.
+## Setting this to DBFILE= disables the database altogether
+## See: https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/database/
+## Option: path to db file
+#DBFILE=/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db
+
+## Max Log Age
+## Up to how many hours of queries should be imported from the database and logs [hours]?
+## Maximum is 744 (31 days)
+## Options: number of days
+#MAXLOGAGE=24.0
+
+## FTL Port
+## On which port should FTL be listening?
+## Options: tcp port
+#FTLPORT=4711
+
+## Privacy Level
+## Which privacy level is used?
+## See: https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/privacylevels/
+## Options: 0, 1, 2, 3
+#PRIVACYLEVEL=0
+
+## Ignore Localhost
+## Should FTL ignore queries coming from the local machine?
+## Options: yes, no
+#IGNORE_LOCALHOST=no
+
+## Blocking Mode
+## How should FTL reply to blocked queries?
+## See: https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/blockingmode/
+## Options: NULL, IP-AAAA-NODATA, IP, NXDOMAIN
+#BLOCKINGMODE=NULL
+
+## Regex Debug Mode
+## Controls if FTLDNS should print extended details about regex matching into pihole-FTL.log.
+## See: https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/regex/overview/
+## Options: true, false
+#REGEX_DEBUGMODE=false
diff --git a/advanced/pihole-FTL.service b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
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rename from advanced/pihole-FTL.service
rename to advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
diff --git a/advanced/pihole.cron b/advanced/Templates/pihole.cron
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rename from advanced/pihole.cron
rename to advanced/Templates/pihole.cron
diff --git a/advanced/pihole.sudo b/advanced/Templates/pihole.sudo
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rename from advanced/pihole.sudo
rename to advanced/Templates/pihole.sudo
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 539e3e92..2f1248e9 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ installPiholeWeb() {
     # Make the .d directory if it doesn't exist
     mkdir -p /etc/sudoers.d/
     # and copy in the pihole sudoers file
-    cp ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/pihole.sudo /etc/sudoers.d/pihole
+    cp ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole.sudo /etc/sudoers.d/pihole
     # Add lighttpd user (OS dependent) to sudoers file
     echo "${LIGHTTPD_USER} ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/pihole" >> /etc/sudoers.d/pihole
 
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ installCron() {
     echo ""
     echo -ne "  ${INFO} ${str}..."
     # Copy the cron file over from the local repo
-    cp ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/pihole.cron /etc/cron.d/pihole
+    cp ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole.cron /etc/cron.d/pihole
     # Randomize gravity update time
     sed -i "s/59 1 /$((1 + RANDOM % 58)) $((3 + RANDOM % 2))/" /etc/cron.d/pihole
     # Randomize update checker time
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ installLogrotate() {
     echo ""
     echo -ne "  ${INFO} ${str}..."
     # Copy the file over from the local repo
-    cp ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/logrotate /etc/pihole/logrotate
+    cp ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/logrotate /etc/pihole/logrotate
     # Different operating systems have different user / group
     # settings for logrotate that makes it impossible to create
     # a static logrotate file that will work with e.g.
@@ -2023,7 +2023,12 @@ FTLinstall() {
     pushd "$(mktemp -d)" > /dev/null || { echo "Unable to make temporary directory for FTL binary download"; return 1; }
 
     # Always replace pihole-FTL.service
-    install -T -m 0755 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/pihole-FTL.service" "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL"
+    install -T -m 0755 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service" "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL"
+
+    # Install template if it does not exist
+    if [[ ! -f "/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf" ]]; then
+        install -o "${USER}" -Dm644 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf" "/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf"
+    fi
 
     local ftlBranch
     local url