diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7cd6e50..b579e0e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([xml_config],
 esac],[xml_config=true])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(XML_CONFIG,[test x$xml_config = xtrue])
 
+if test x$xml_config = xtrue; then
+AM_PATH_XML2(2.5.0,,AC_MSG_ERROR([*** Libxml is required if you do not --disable-xml-config]))
+fi
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
diff --git a/lsyncd.conf.xml b/lsyncd.conf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..253f9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lsyncd.conf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<lsyncd version="1.25">
+
+<!-- 
+This is a default config file template for lsyncd.
+ Actually all settings are optional, if you delete them
+ lsyncd will use the option value (which is likely identical
+ to the values specified as defaults in this template) 
+ 
+                                  - Happy Syncing! -
+
+-->
+
+<settings>
+	<!--uncomment to log all debug messages.-->
+	<!--debug/-->
+	
+	<!--uncomment to log only errors.-->
+	<!--scarce/-->
+	
+	<!--uncomment to not detach, log to stdout/stderr.-->
+	<!--no-daemon/-->
+
+	<!--uncomment to not call any actions, run dry only.-->
+	<!--dryrun/-->
+
+	<!--uncomment to exclude file handled to rsync.-->
+	<!--exclude-from filename="/tmp/exclude"/-->
+
+	<!-- the file to log messages -->
+	<logfile      filename="/var/log/messages"/>
+
+	<!--Specify the rsync (or other) binary to call-->
+	<binary       filename="/usr/bin/rsync"/>
+
+	<!--uncomment to create a file containing pid of the daemon-->
+	<!--pidfile      filename="/tmp/pid"/-->
+
+	<!--this specifies the arguments handled to the rsync (or other)
+		binary.
+		
+		option is the default literal.
+		only '%r' will be replaced with r when recursive 
+		operation is wanted, d when not.
+
+		exclude file will be replaced with -exclude-from FILE 
+
+		source will be the source path to sync from
+
+		destination will be the destination path to sync to -->
+	<callopts>
+		<option text="-lt%r"/>
+		<option text="--delete"/>
+		<exclude-file/>
+		<source/>
+		<destination/>
+	</callopts>
+</settings>
+
+
+<directory>
+	<source path="/absolute/path/to/source"/>
+	<target path="desthost::module/"/>
+	<!-- 
+	or it can also be an absolute path for localhost 
+	<target path="/absolute/path/to/target">
+	-->
+</directory>
+
+<!-- 
+     You can specify even more than one source/destination pair, 
+     all will be synced. 
+
+	 Please take care you do not make any with other source/target pairs.
+-->
+<!--directory>
+	<source path="/home/axel/lsyncd-svn/3"/>
+	<target path="/home/axel/lsyncd-svn/4"/>
+</directory-->
+
+</lsyncd>