diff --git a/install b/install
index aca7cb7..083263c 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ install_xmrsh() {
     echo -e "${Ok}"
 }
 
+configure_defaults() {
+    echo -e "${OkBullet}Setting up default configs (.env and docker-compose.yml)...${Off}"
+    if [ ! -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+        cp docker-compose-example.yml docker-compose.yml
+    fi
+    if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+        cp env-example .env
+    fi
+    echo -e "${Ok}"
+}
+
 configure_network() {
     echo -e "${OkBullet}Select the desired node network (mainnet, testnet, stagenet)"
     PS3=":: Enter a number: "
@@ -461,6 +472,7 @@ if [ $DOCKER_INSTALLED = true ] && [ $DOCKER_COMPOSE_INSTALLED = false ]; then
 fi
 
 install_xmrsh
+configure_defaults
 configure_network
 configure_tls_domain
 configure_tls_port