diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c899ddd8f0..de70d1d0b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@ web/sass-files/sass/.sass-cache/
 *config.codekit
 *.sass-cache
 *styles.css
+
+# Default local file storage
+data/*
diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index a35303784b..085dd6de65 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         "PublicLinkSalt": "TO3pTyXIZzwHiwyZgGql7lM7DG3zeId4",
         "ResetSalt": "IPxFzSfnDFsNsRafZxz8NaYqFKhf9y2t",
         "AnalyticsUrl": "",
-        "UseLocalStorage": false,
-        "StorageDirectory": ""
+        "UseLocalStorage": true,
+        "StorageDirectory": "./data/"
     },
     "SqlSettings": {
         "DriverName": "mysql",