diff --git a/core/install/resources/classes/install.php b/core/install/resources/classes/install.php
index 614e3fcd0b..3aefbe2f76 100644
--- a/core/install/resources/classes/install.php
+++ b/core/install/resources/classes/install.php
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ if (!class_exists('install')) {
 		*/
 		private $app_name;
 		private $app_uuid;
+		public $database_host;
+		public $database_port;
+		public $database_name;
+		public $database_username;
+		public $database_password;
 
 		/**
 		 * called when the object is created
@@ -37,6 +42,90 @@ if (!class_exists('install')) {
 		 */
 		public function config() {
 
+			//set the default config file location
+			if (stristr(PHP_OS, 'BSD')) {
+				$config_path = '/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx';
+				$config_file = $config_path.'/config.conf';
+				$document_root = '/usr/local/www/fusionpbx';
+
+				$conf_dir = '/usr/local/etc/freeswitch';
+				$sounds_dir = '/usr/share/freeswitch/sounds';
+				$database_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/db';
+				$recordings_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/recordings';
+				$storage_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/storage';
+				$voicemail_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/storage/voicemail';
+				$scripts_dir = '/usr/share/freeswitch/scripts';
+			}
+			if (stristr(PHP_OS, 'Linux')) {
+				$config_path = '/etc/fusionpbx/';
+				$config_file = $config_path.'/config.conf';
+				$document_root = '/var/www/fusionpbx';
+
+				$conf_dir = '/etc/freeswitch';
+				$sounds_dir = '/usr/share/freeswitch/sounds';
+				$database_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/db';
+				$recordings_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/recordings';
+				$storage_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/storage';
+				$voicemail_dir = '/var/lib/freeswitch/storage/voicemail';
+				$scripts_dir = '/usr/share/freeswitch/scripts';
+			}
+
+			//build the config file
+			$conf = "\n";
+			$conf .= "#database system settings\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.type = pgsql\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.host = ".$this->database_host."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.port = ".$this->database_port."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.sslmode = prefer\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.name = ".$this->database_name."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.username = ".$this->database_username."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.0.password = ".$this->database_password."\n";
+			$conf .= "\n";
+			$conf .= "#database switch settings\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.type = pgsql\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.host = ".$this->database_host."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.port = ".$this->database_port."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.sslmode = prefer\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.name = freeswitch\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.username = freeswitch\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.password = ".$this->database_password."\n";
+			$conf .= "database.1.backend.base64 = \n";
+			$conf .= "\n";
+			$conf .= "#general settings\n";
+			$conf .= "document.root = ".$document_root."\n";
+			$conf .= "project.path =\n";
+			$conf .= "temp.dir = /tmp\n";
+			$conf .= "php.dir = ".PHP_BINDIR."\n";
+			$conf .= "php.bin = php\n";
+			$conf .= "\n";
+			$conf .= "#cache settings\n";
+			$conf .= "cache.method = file\n";
+			$conf .= "cache.location = /var/cache/fusionpbx\n";
+			$conf .= "cache.settings = true\n";
+			$conf .= "\n";
+			$conf .= "#switch settings\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.conf.dir = ".$conf_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.sounds.dir = ".$sounds_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.database.dir = ".$database_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.recordings.dir = ".$recordings_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.storage.dir = ".$storage_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.voicemail.dir = ".$voicemail_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "switch.scripts.dir = ".$scripts_dir."\n";
+			$conf .= "\n";
+			$conf .= "#switch xml handler\n";
+			$conf .= "xml_handler.fs_path = false\n";
+			$conf .= "xml_handler.reg_as_number_alias = false\n";
+			$conf .= "xml_handler.number_as_presence_id = true\n";
+			$conf .= "\n";
+			$conf .= "#error reporting hide show all errors except notices and warnings\n";
+			$conf .= "error.reporting = 'E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE ^ E_WARNING'\n";
+
+			//write the config file
+			$file_handle = fopen($config_file,"w");
+			if(!$file_handle) { return; }
+			fwrite($file_handle, $conf);
+			fclose($file_handle);
+
 		}
 
 	}