diff --git a/configure b/configure
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+#! /bin/env bash
+
+CONTENT="${CONTENT:-content}"
+SITE_ENV="${SITE_ENV:-${CONTENT}/site-env}"
+
+curate="${curate:-about}"
+index="${index:-index}"
+
+# Confirm overwrite of configuration
+if [[ -r ${SITE_ENV} ]]
+then
+  read -N 1 -p "Overwrite configuration in ${SITE_ENV} Y/N [Y]? " overwrite
+  if [[ "${overwrite}" = "y" ]] # TODO accept upper of lower y
+  then
+    rm -f ${SITE_ENV}
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "List directories of curated content that will NOT be automatically indexed: "
+echo "(default: ${curate})"
+read -p "> " curate
+echo "CURATE_DIRS=${curate}" >> ${SITE_ENV}
+
+echo "List directories of curated content that WILL be automatically indexed: "
+echo "(default: ${index})"
+read -p "> " index
+echo "INDEX_DIRS=${index}" >> ${SITE_ENV}
+
+echo "Enter URL for content:"
+read -p "> " content_url
+echo "GEMINI_SITE=${content_url}" >> ${SITE_ENV}
+
+echo "Enter URL of the Gemini site:"
+read -p "> " gemini_url
+echo "GEMINI_URL=${gemini_url}" >> ${SITE_ENV}
+
+echo "\nCreated ${SITE_ENV}:\n"
+cat "${SITE_ENV}"