diff --git a/doc/rtorrent.rc b/doc/rtorrent.rc
index d0c17cf4..aef9bd80 100644
--- a/doc/rtorrent.rc
+++ b/doc/rtorrent.rc
@@ -1,22 +1,36 @@
-# This is an example resource file for rTorrent. Copy to
-# ~/.rtorrent.rc and enable/modify the options as needed. Remember to
-# uncomment the options you wish to enable.
+#############################################################################
+# This is an (old) example resource file for rTorrent.
+# Copy to ~/.rtorrent.rc and enable/modify the options as needed.
+# Remember to uncomment the options you wish to enable.
+#
+# See 'rtorrent.rc-example' for a newer, basic configuration.
+#
+#   Sample: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki/CONFIG-Template
+# Complete: https://rtorrent-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmd-ref.html
+#   Useful: https://rtorrent-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/use-cases.html
+#   Manual: https://rtorrent-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+#  Convert: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki/rTorrent-0.9-Comprehensive-Command-list-(WIP)
+# Handbook: https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/rtorrent-docs/latest/rtorrent-docs.pdf
+#     File: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/blob/master/doc/rtorrent.rc
+#############################################################################
 
 # Maximum and minimum number of peers to connect to per torrent.
 #
 #throttle.min_peers.normal.set = 40
 #throttle.max_peers.normal.set = 100
 
-# Same as above but for seeding completed torrents (-1 = same as downloading)
+# Same as above but for seeding completed torrents.
+# "-1" = same as downloading.
 #
 #throttle.min_peers.seed.set = 10
 #throttle.max_peers.seed.set = 50
 
-# Maximum number of simultanious uploads per torrent.
+# Maximum number of simultaneous uploads per torrent.
 #
 #throttle.max_uploads.set = 15
 
-# Global upload and download rate in KiB. "0" for unlimited.
+# Global upload and download rate in KiB.
+# "0" for unlimited.
 #
 #throttle.global_down.max_rate.set_kb = 0
 #throttle.global_up.max_rate.set_kb = 0
@@ -26,7 +40,7 @@
 #directory.default.set = ./
 
 # Default session directory. Make sure you don't run multiple instance
-# of rtorrent using the same session directory. Perhaps using a
+# of rTorrent using the same session directory. Perhaps using a
 # relative path?
 #
 #session.path.set = ./session
@@ -35,18 +49,17 @@
 # deleted.
 #
 #schedule2 = watch_directory,5,5,load.start=./watch/*.torrent
-#schedule2 = untied_directory,5,5,stop_untied=
 
-# Close torrents when diskspace is low.
+# Close torrents when disk-space is low.
 #
 #schedule2 = low_diskspace,5,60,close_low_diskspace=100M
 
-# The ip address reported to the tracker.
+# The IP address reported to the tracker.
 #
 #network.local_address.set = 127.0.0.1
 #network.local_address.set = rakshasa.no
 
-# The ip address the listening socket and outgoing connections is
+# The IP address the listening socket and outgoing connections is
 # bound to.
 #
 #network.bind_address.set = 127.0.0.1
@@ -60,8 +73,8 @@
 #
 #network.port_random.set = no
 
-# Check hash for finished torrents. Might be usefull until the bug is
-# fixed that causes lack of diskspace not to be properly reported.
+# Check hash for finished torrents. Might be useful until the bug is
+# fixed that causes lack of disk-space not to be properly reported.
 #
 #pieces.hash.on_completion.set = no
 
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@
 #
 #trackers.use_udp.set = yes
 
-# Alternative calls to bind and ip that should handle dynamic ip's.
+# Alternative calls to bind and IP that should handle dynamic IP's.
 #
 #schedule2 = ip_tick,0,1800,ip=rakshasa
 #schedule2 = bind_tick,0,1800,bind=rakshasa
@@ -79,7 +92,7 @@
 #
 # The example value allows incoming encrypted connections, starts unencrypted
 # outgoing connections but retries with encryption if they fail, preferring
-# plaintext to RC4 encryption after the encrypted handshake
+# plain-text to RC4 encryption after the encrypted handshake.
 #
 # protocol.encryption.set = allow_incoming,enable_retry,prefer_plaintext
 
@@ -87,26 +100,29 @@
 # May be set to "disable" (completely disable DHT), "off" (do not start DHT),
 # "auto" (start and stop DHT as needed), or "on" (start DHT immediately).
 # The default is "off". For DHT to work, a session directory must be defined.
-# 
+#
 # dht.mode.set = auto
 
-# UDP port to use for DHT. 
+# UDP port to use for DHT.
 #
 #dht.port.set = 6881
 
-# Enable peer exchange (for torrents not marked private)
+# Enable peer exchange (for torrents not marked private).
 #
 #protocol.pex.set = yes
 
-# Set downlad list layout style. ("full", "compact")
+# Set download list layout style ("full", "compact").
 #
 #ui.torrent_list.layout.set = "full"
 
-# SCGI Connectivity (for alternative rtorrent interfaces, XMLRPC)
+# Run rTorrent as a daemon, controlled via XMLRPC.
 #
+#system.daemon.set = false
+
+# SCGI Connectivity (for alternative rtorrent interfaces, XMLRPC)
 # Use a IP socket with scgi_port, or a Unix socket with scgi_local.
 # schedule can be used to set permissions on the unix socket.
 #
-#scgi_port = 127.0.0.1:5000
-#scgi_local = /home/user/rtorrent/rpc.socket
-#schedule = scgi_permission,0,0,"execute.nothrow=chmod,\"g+w,o=\",/home/user/rtorrent/rpc.socket"
+#network.scgi.open_port = "127.0.0.1:5000"
+#network.scgi.open_local = (cat,(session.path),/rpc.sock)
+#schedule2 = socket_chmod, 0, 0, "execute.nothrow=chmod,770,(cat,(session.path),/rpc.sock)"
diff --git a/doc/rtorrent.rc-example b/doc/rtorrent.rc-example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a115a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/rtorrent.rc-example
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#############################################################################
+# A minimal rTorrent configuration that provides the basic features
+# you want to have in addition to the built-in defaults.
+#
+# See https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki/CONFIG-Template
+# for an up-to-date version.
+#############################################################################
+
+# Instance layout (base paths)
+method.insert = cfg.basedir,  private|const|string, (cat,"/home/USERNAME/rtorrent/")
+method.insert = cfg.download, private|const|string, (cat,(cfg.basedir),"download/")
+method.insert = cfg.logs,     private|const|string, (cat,(cfg.basedir),"log/")
+method.insert = cfg.logfile,  private|const|string, (cat,(cfg.logs),"rtorrent-",(system.time),".log")
+method.insert = cfg.session,  private|const|string, (cat,(cfg.basedir),".session/")
+method.insert = cfg.watch,    private|const|string, (cat,(cfg.basedir),"watch/")
+
+# Create instance directories
+execute.throw = sh, -c, (cat,\
+    "mkdir -p \"",(cfg.download),"\" ",\
+    "\"",(cfg.logs),"\" ",\
+    "\"",(cfg.session),"\" ",\
+    "\"",(cfg.watch),"/load\" ",\
+    "\"",(cfg.watch),"/start\" ")
+
+# Listening port for incoming peer traffic (fixed; you can also randomize it)
+network.port_range.set = 50000-50000
+network.port_random.set = no
+
+# Tracker-less torrent and UDP tracker support
+# (conservative settings for 'private' trackers, change for 'public')
+dht.mode.set = disable
+protocol.pex.set = no
+trackers.use_udp.set = no
+
+# Peer settings
+throttle.max_uploads.set = 100
+throttle.max_uploads.global.set = 250
+
+throttle.min_peers.normal.set = 20
+throttle.max_peers.normal.set = 60
+throttle.min_peers.seed.set = 30
+throttle.max_peers.seed.set = 80
+trackers.numwant.set = 80
+
+protocol.encryption.set = allow_incoming,try_outgoing,enable_retry
+
+# Limits for file handle resources, this is optimized for
+# an `ulimit` of 1024 (a common default). You MUST leave
+# a ceiling of handles reserved for rTorrent's internal needs!
+network.http.max_open.set = 50
+network.max_open_files.set = 600
+network.max_open_sockets.set = 300
+
+# Memory resource usage (increase if you have a large number of items loaded,
+# and/or the available resources to spend)
+pieces.memory.max.set = 1800M
+network.xmlrpc.size_limit.set = 4M
+
+# Basic operational settings (no need to change these)
+session.path.set = (cat, (cfg.session))
+directory.default.set = (cat, (cfg.download))
+log.execute = (cat, (cfg.logs), "execute.log")
+##log.xmlrpc = (cat, (cfg.logs), "xmlrpc.log")
+execute.nothrow = sh, -c, (cat, "echo >",\
+    (session.path), "rtorrent.pid", " ", (system.pid))
+
+# Other operational settings (check & adapt)
+encoding.add = utf8
+system.umask.set = 0027
+system.cwd.set = (directory.default)
+network.http.dns_cache_timeout.set = 25
+schedule2 = monitor_diskspace, 15, 60, ((close_low_diskspace, 1000M))
+##pieces.hash.on_completion.set = no
+##view.sort_current = seeding, greater=d.ratio=
+##keys.layout.set = qwerty
+##network.http.capath.set = "/etc/ssl/certs"
+##network.http.ssl_verify_peer.set = 0
+##network.http.ssl_verify_host.set = 0
+
+# Some additional values and commands
+method.insert = system.startup_time, value|const, (system.time)
+method.insert = d.data_path, simple,\
+    "if=(d.is_multi_file),\
+        (cat, (d.directory), /),\
+        (cat, (d.directory), /, (d.name))"
+method.insert = d.session_file, simple, "cat=(session.path), (d.hash), .torrent"
+
+# Watch directories (add more as you like, but use unique schedule names)
+schedule2 = watch_start, 10, 10, ((load.start_verbose, (cat, (cfg.watch), "start/*.torrent")))
+schedule2 = watch_load, 11, 10, ((load.verbose, (cat, (cfg.watch), "load/*.torrent")))
+
+# Run the rTorrent process as a daemon in the background
+# (and control via XMLRPC sockets)
+#system.daemon.set = true
+#network.scgi.open_local = (cat,(session.path),rtorrent.sock)
+#execute.nothrow = chmod,770,(cat,(session.path),rtorrent.sock)
+
+# Logging:
+#   Levels = critical error warn notice info debug
+#   Groups = connection_* dht_* peer_* rpc_* storage_* thread_* tracker_* torrent_*
+print = (cat, "Logging to ", (cfg.logfile))
+log.open_file = "log", (cfg.logfile)
+log.add_output = "info", "log"
+##log.add_output = "tracker_debug", "log"
+
+### END of rtorrent.rc ###