diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json b/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f07c90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DefaultConnection": ""
+  }
+}