diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 053ea5b..d4241cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 project(stationapi CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 
 include(GroupSourceByFilesystem)
 include(ModernCpp)
+
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
 if (EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/udplibrary/CMakeLists.txt")
@@ -39,5 +41,6 @@ add_subdirectory(externals)
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 
-configure_file(extras/logger.cfg.dist src/stationchat/logger.cfg COPYONLY)
-configure_file(extras/swgchat.cfg.dist src/stationchat/swgchat.cfg COPYONLY)
+configure_file(extras/logger.cfg.dist bin/logger.cfg COPYONLY)
+configure_file(extras/swgchat.cfg.dist bin/swgchat.cfg COPYONLY)
+configure_file(extras/chat.db.dist bin/chat.db COPYONLY)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3c8afc..0c69a1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,9 +31,29 @@ Copy the udplibrary directory from the Star Wars Galaxies offical source to the
 
 ## Database Initialization ##
 
-Create the database with the following commands:
+By default, a clean database instance is provided and placed with the default configuration files in the **build/bin** directory; therefore, nothing needs to be done for new installations, the db is already created and placed in the appropriate location.
+
+To create a new, clean database instance, use the following commands:
 
     sqlite3 chat.db
-    sqlite> .read /path/to/init_database.sql
+    sqlite> .read /path/to/extras/init_database.sql
 
 Then update the **database_path** config option with the full path to the database.
+
+## Running ##
+
+A default configuration and database is created when building the project. Configure the listen address/ports in **build/bin/stationchat.cfg**. Then run the following commands from the project root:
+
+### Windows ###
+
+    cd build/bin
+    .\Debug\stationchat.exe
+
+### Linux ###
+
+    cd build/bin
+    ./stationchat
+
+## Final Notes ##
+
+It is recommended to copy the **build/bin** directory to another location after building to ensure the configuration files are not overwritten by future changes to the default versions of these files.
diff --git a/extras/chat.db.dist b/extras/chat.db.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28dd84c
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