diff --git a/auto-nginx b/auto-nginx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3de736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auto-nginx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+###############################################################################
+# auto-nginx - for setting up a simple nginx config for further tweaking
+# a project by vala
+#
+# kopimi (k) 2019 - vala
+#
+# // this is a work in progress, so any constructive input is welcome. //
+#
+# auto-nginx [option] [argument] ...
+#
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+set -e  # exit as soon as a line in the bash script fails
+# set -x        # prints each command executed (prefix with ++)
+# set -ex	# both the above
+
+echo "auto-nginx"
+echo -n "a simple script to generate a fully functional nginx site."
+
+sudo -n true
+test $? -eq 0 || exit 1 "for this script to be able to create an nginx configuration file, you must run this as root."
+
+echo
+
+# asks for domain.tld and insert it into the generated file at given points
+echo "what is the name of your site (domain.tld or sub.domain.tld)?"
+read domain
+if (( $domain == true ))
+then
+	echo -e "\nalright, let us setup an nginx configuration for $domain."
+else
+	echo -e "\nyou cannot setup a nginx configuration without a domain."
+fi
+
+# asks where the server is located on the machine
+echo "where is the root folder of the webserver located?"
+read webroot
+if (( $webroot == true ))
+then
+	echo "okay, $webroot is configured as rootfolder of the website"
+else
+	read -p "since you didnt specify, i assume it is located in /var/www/$domain? [y/n]" loop
+# asks what port the internal server is running at.
+echo "what internal port is the server running on (usually something like 8096, 4000 or 9999)?"
+read port
+echo "alright, nginx will forward requests to server running at port $port."
+
+echo "do you want to add an ssl certificate, for higher site rankings and secure access to the website? "
+
+# asks for port on localhost, and sets it accordingly
+
+if [[ $domain =* ]]
+	echo
+fi
+
+echo "the site at $domain, is running at 127.0.0.1:$port"
+
+exit