diff --git a/node/settings.js b/node/settings.js
index 7cee8b6f..81abd3b0 100644
--- a/node/settings.js
+++ b/node/settings.js
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ exports.dbType = "sqlite";
 exports.dbSettings = { "filename" : "../var/sqlite.db" };
 
 //read the settings sync
-var settingsStr = fs.readFileSync("../settings.json");
+var settingsStr = fs.readFileSync("../settings.json").toString();
+
+//remove all comments
+settingsStr = settingsStr.replace(/\*([^*]|[\r\n]|(\*+([^*/]|[\r\n])))*\*+/gm,"").replace(/#.*/g,"").replace(/\/\/.*/g,"");
 
 //try to parse the settings
 var settings;
@@ -33,8 +36,7 @@ try
 catch(e)
 {
   console.error("There is a syntax error in your settings.json file");
-  console.error("We recommend http://jsonlint.com/ to find the mistake");
-  console.error(e.stack);
+  console.error(e.message);
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index 9ba17de6..c8b2b327 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
+/*
+This file must be valid JSON. But comments are allowed
+*/
 {
   "port" : 9001,
+  
+  //The Type of the database. You can choose between sqlite and mysql
   "dbType" : "sqlite",
+  //the database specific settings
   "dbSettings" : {
                    "filename" : "../var/sqlite.db"
                  }
+                 
+  /* An Example of MySQL Configuration
+   "dbType" : "mysql",
+   "dbSettings" : {
+                    "user"    : "root", 
+                    "host"    : "localhost", 
+                    "password": "", 
+                    "database": "store"
+                  }
+  */
 }