diff --git a/cli/configure.js b/cli/configure.js
index c2b2aa2e..8db0faac 100644
--- a/cli/configure.js
+++ b/cli/configure.js
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ try {
   slackConfig = require('./defaults/slackConfig.json');
 }
 
+let chainqueryConfig;
+try {
+  chainqueryConfig = require('../site/config/chainqueryConfig.json');
+} catch (error) {
+  chainqueryConfig = require('./defaults/chainqueryConfig.json');
+}
+
 // ask user questions and create config files
 inquirer
   .prompt(mysqlQuestions(mysqlDatabase, mysqlUsername, mysqlPassword))
@@ -196,6 +203,7 @@ inquirer
     createConfigFile('lbryConfig.json', lbryConfig);
     createConfigFile('loggerConfig.json', loggerConfig);
     createConfigFile('slackConfig.json', slackConfig);
+    createConfigFile('chainqueryConfig.json', chainqueryConfig);
   })
   .then(() => {
     console.log('\nYou\'re all done!');
diff --git a/cli/defaults/chainqueryConfig.json b/cli/defaults/chainqueryConfig.json
index 94c1898a..2ef4c607 100644
--- a/cli/defaults/chainqueryConfig.json
+++ b/cli/defaults/chainqueryConfig.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "host": "localhost",
+  "host": "public.chainquery.lbry.io",
   "port": "3306",
   "timeout": 30,
   "database": "chainquery",
-  "username": "lbry",
-  "password": "root"
+  "username": "speechpublic",
+  "password": "7uITJLwZRvHBZYS3JZDykD1-7hLVkVA1jDWfcgqi6QnC"
 }