diff --git a/boshrelease/helpers/credhub-examples.sh b/boshrelease/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6c7a4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boshrelease/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+echo "Example commands for setting up credhub for your pipeline:"
+echo "team=$team"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/git-commit-email    -t value -v \"\$(git config user.email)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/git-commit-name     -t value -v \"\$(git config user.name)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/aws-access-key      -t value -v \"\$(grep access_key_id     config/private.yml | awk '{print \$2}')\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/aws-secret-key      -t value -v \"\$(grep secret_access_key config/private.yml | awk '{print \$2}')\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/$name/slack-username -t value -v concourse"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/$name/slack-icon-url -t value -v https://cl.ly/2F421Y300u07/concourse-logo-blue-transparent.png"
+echo
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/$name/slack-webhook  -t value -v https://slack.com/skip-slack-for-now"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/github-access-token -t value -v \"\$(echo \$GITHUB_TOKEN)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/\$team/github-private-key  -t value -v \"\$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)\""
diff --git a/boshrelease/helpers/initial_settings.yml b/boshrelease/helpers/initial_settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..188197e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boshrelease/helpers/initial_settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+meta:
+  name:    $(grep final_name config/final.yml  | awk '{print $2}')
+  target:  ${fly_target}
+  url:     ${fly_target_url}
+
+  test-errand: ~
+
+  initial_version: 1.0.0
+
+  git:
+    email:  ((git-commit-email))
+    name:   ((git-commit-name))
+
+  bosh-lite:
+    target:   ((bosh-lite-environment))
+    cacert:   ((bosh-lite-ca-cert))
+    username: ((bosh-lite-client))
+    password: ((bosh-lite-client-secret))
+
+  aws:
+    bucket:      (( grab meta.pipeline ))
+    region_name: us-east-1
+    access_key:  ((aws-access-key))
+    secret_key:  ((aws-secret-key))
+
+  github:
+    owner:  cloudfoundry-community
+    repo:   (( grab meta.pipeline ))
+    branch: $(git branch --no-color | awk '{print $2}')
+    private_key:  ((github-private-key))
+    access_token: ((github-access-token))
+
+  slack:
+    webhook:       ((slack-webhook))
+    username:      ((slack-username))
+    icon:          ((slack-icon-url))
+    channel:       (( concat meta.name "-boshrelease" ))
+    blob_success:  '(( concat "$BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME: New version of $BUILD_JOB_NAME was detected, and updated in master. <" meta.url "/teams/$BUILD_TEAM_NAME/pipelines/$BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME| Cut a new release?>" ))'
+    blob_failure:  '(( concat "$BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME: :airplane_arriving: <" meta.url "/teams/$BUILD_TEAM_NAME/pipelines/$BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME/jobs/$BUILD_JOB_NAME/builds/$BUILD_NAME| Failed to update the blob for $BUILD_JOB_NAME>" ))'
diff --git a/cfpush/helpers/credhub-examples.sh b/cfpush/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4162b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfpush/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+echo "Example commands for setting up credhub for your pipeline:"
+echo
+echo "For GitHub:"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/github-access-token -t value -v \"\$(echo \$GITHUB_TOKEN)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/github-private-key  -t value -v \"\$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)\""
+echo
+echo "For Cloud Foundry ($(jq .Target -r ~/.cf/config.json)):"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/cf-username         -t value -v \"your-username\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/cf-password         -t value -v \"your-password\""
diff --git a/cfpush/helpers/initial_settings.yml b/cfpush/helpers/initial_settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f16e600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfpush/helpers/initial_settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+meta:
+  name:    $(basename $PWD)
+  target:  ${fly_target}
+  url:     ${fly_target_url}
+
+  github:
+    owner:  $(jq .OrganizationFields.Name -r ~/.cf/config.json)
+    repo:   $(basename $PWD)
+    branch: $(git branch --no-color | awk '{print $2}')
+    private_key:  ((github-private-key))
+    access_token: ((github-access-token))
+
+  cf:
+    api:              $(jq .Target -r ~/.cf/config.json)
+    skip_cert_check:  false
+    username:         ((cf-username))
+    password:         ((cf-password))
+    appname:          $(basename $PWD)
+    organization:     $(jq .OrganizationFields.Name -r ~/.cf/config.json)
+    spaces:
+      staging:        $(basename $PWD)-staging
+      production:     $(basename $PWD)-production
diff --git a/docker/base/helpers/credhub-examples.sh b/docker/base/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..25e57fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/base/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+echo "Example commands for setting up credhub for your pipeline:"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/git-commit-email    -t value -v \"\$(git config user.email)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/git-commit-name     -t value -v \"\$(git config user.name)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/slack-username      -t value -v concourse"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/slack-icon-url      -t value -v https://cl.ly/2F421Y300u07/concourse-logo-blue-transparent.png"
+echo
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/$name/slack-webhook  -t value -v https://slack.com/skip-slack-for-now"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/aws-access-key      -t value -v \"AWS_ACCESS_KEY\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/aws-secret-key      -t value -v \"AWS_SECRET_KEY\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/github-access-token -t value -v \"\$(echo \$GITHUB_TOKEN)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/github-private-key  -t value -v \"\$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)\""
+echo
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/dockerhub-username  -t value -v \"\$(whoami)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/dockerhub-email     -t value -v \"\$(git config user.email)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/dockerhub-password  -t value -v \"PASSWORD"
diff --git a/docker/base/helpers/initial_settings.yml b/docker/base/helpers/initial_settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..208dbba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/base/helpers/initial_settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+meta:
+  name:    $(basename $PWD)
+  target:  ${fly_target}
+  url:     ${fly_target_url}
+
+  initial_version: 1.0.0
+
+  git:
+    email:  ((git-commit-email))
+    name:   ((git-commit-name))
+
+  dockerhub:
+    username: ((dockerhub-username))
+    email:    ((dockerhub-email))
+    password: ((dockerhub-password))
+    repository: (( concat meta.github.owner "/" meta.name ))
+
+  aws:
+    bucket:      (( grab meta.pipeline ))
+    region_name: us-east-1
+    access_key:  ((aws-access-key))
+    secret_key:  ((aws-secret-key))
+
+  github:
+    owner:  $(jq .OrganizationFields.Name -r ~/.cf/config.json)
+    repo:   $(basename $PWD)
+    branch: $(git branch --no-color | awk '{print $2}')
+    private_key:  ((github-private-key))
+    access_token: ((github-access-token))
+
+  slack:
+    webhook:       ((slack-webhook))
+    username:      ((slack-username))
+    icon:          ((slack-icon-url))
+    channel:       "#$(basename $PWD)"
diff --git a/go/helpers/credhub-examples.sh b/go/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c54d44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+echo "Example commands for setting up credhub for your pipeline:"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/git-commit-email    -t value -v \"\$(git config user.email)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/git-commit-name     -t value -v \"\$(git config user.name)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/slack-username      -t value -v concourse"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/slack-icon-url      -t value -v https://cl.ly/2F421Y300u07/concourse-logo-blue-transparent.png"
+echo
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/$name/slack-webhook  -t value -v https://slack.com/skip-slack-for-now"
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/aws-access-key      -t value -v \"AWS_ACCESS_KEY\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/aws-secret-key      -t value -v \"AWS_SECRET_KEY\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/github-access-token -t value -v \"\$(echo \$GITHUB_TOKEN)\""
+echo "credhub set -n /concourse/$team/github-private-key  -t value -v \"\$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)\""
diff --git a/go/helpers/initial_settings.yml b/go/helpers/initial_settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2387fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/helpers/initial_settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+meta:
+  name:    $(basename $PWD)
+  target:  ${fly_target}
+  url:     ${fly_target_url}
+
+  initial_version: 1.0.0
+
+  go:
+    version: "1.9"
+    binary: $(basename $PWD)
+    cmd_module: .
+
+  git:
+    email:  ((git-commit-email))
+    name:   ((git-commit-name))
+
+  aws:
+    bucket:      (( grab meta.pipeline ))
+    region_name: us-east-1
+    access_key:  ((aws-access-key))
+    secret_key:  ((aws-secret-key))
+
+  github:
+    owner:  $(basename $(dirname $PWD))
+    repo:   $(basename $PWD)
+    branch: $(git branch --no-color | awk '{print $2}')
+    private_key:  ((github-private-key))
+    access_token: ((github-access-token))
+
+  slack:
+    webhook:       ((slack-webhook))
+    username:      ((slack-username))
+    icon:          ((slack-icon-url))
+    channel:       "#$(basename $PWD)"
diff --git a/setup b/setup
index bcc56a2..5cd1911 100755
--- a/setup
+++ b/setup
@@ -23,8 +23,30 @@ case "${1}" in
     ;;
 esac
 
-template=$1
-target=${2:-$(pwd)}
+export template=$1
+export target=${2:-$(pwd)}
+
+apply_shell_expansion() {
+    declare file="$1"
+    declare data=$(< "$file")
+    declare delimiter="__apply_shell_expansion_delimiter__"
+    declare command="cat <<$delimiter"$'\n'"$data"$'\n'"$delimiter"
+    eval "$command"
+}
+
+initial_settings_yml() {
+  local settings_yml=${target}/ci/settings.yml
+  if [[ -f ${src}/${template}/helpers/initial_settings.yml ]]; then
+    export team=${team:-main}
+    export name=$(basename $target)
+    export fly_target=${fly_target:-$(fly targets | head -n1 | tail -n1 | awk '{print $1}')}
+    export fly_target_url=$(bosh int ~/.flyrc --path /targets/${fly_target}/api)
+    apply_shell_expansion ${src}/${template}/helpers/initial_settings.yml > $settings_yml
+    ${src}/${template}/helpers/credhub-examples.sh
+  else
+    echo "--- {}" > $settings_yml
+  fi
+}
 
 [ -n ${template} ] || usage "ERROR: Missing pipeline template type" 1
 [ -d ${target} ]   || usage "ERROR: ${target} path not found"       1
@@ -35,6 +57,7 @@ pattern="^($(echo "$pipeline_types" | tr "\n" "|" | sed -e "s/\|*$//"))$"
 echo "Installing ${template} pipeline in ${target}..."
 mkdir -p ${target}/ci
 cp -R ${src}/${template}/* ${target}/ci/
+rm -rf ${target}/ci/helpers
 cp ${src}/repipe ${target}/ci/
-[ -f ${target}/ci/settings.yml ] || echo "--- {}" > ${target}/ci/settings.yml
+[ -f ${target}/ci/settings.yml ] || initial_settings_yml ${template} ${target}
 exit 0