diff --git a/server/etc/example.conf b/server/etc/example.conf
index 75790005d..b5d111168 100644
--- a/server/etc/example.conf
+++ b/server/etc/example.conf
@@ -72,9 +72,18 @@ nodes = {
 	},
 	file_node = {
 		type	= "file",
-		mode	= "w+",
-		in	= "./"				# These options specify the path prefix where the the files are stored
-		out	= ""
+		mode	= "w+",				# The mode in which files should be opened (see open(2))
+							# You might want to use "a+" to append to a file
+		
+		in	= "logs/file_input.log",	# These options specify the path prefix where the the files are stored
+		out	= "logs/file_output_%F_%T.log"	# The output path accepts all format tokens of (see strftime(3))
+		
+		timestamp = true			# Prepend a Unix timestamp in front of every message
+							# The accuracy of this timestamp depends on the system clock which
+							#  should be synchronized via NTP / PTP!
+							# The timestamp describes the point of time in which the value is
+							#  written to the file. This does not necessarily have to coincide
+							#  with the time in which the message was received!!!
 	},
 	gtfpga_node = {
 		type = "gtfpga",