diff --git a/backtunnel/PKGBUILD b/backtunnel/PKGBUILD
index 10fd83f..b9d4a39 100644
--- a/backtunnel/PKGBUILD
+++ b/backtunnel/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 pkgname=backtunnel
 pkgver=0.0.0
 pkgrel=1
-pkgdesc="BackTunnel – Reverse SSH folder sharing toolkit with Dolphin (KDE) service menus (with GUI wrapper)"
+pkgdesc="BackTunnel – Reverse SSH folder sharing toolkit with Dolphin (KDE) service menus, GUI wrapper, and profiles"
 arch=('any')
 url="https://labs.pmisuite.com/PMISuite/BackTunnel"
 license=('GPL3')
@@ -26,35 +26,57 @@ pkgver() {
 
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/BackTunnel"
-  # nothing to build
-  :
+  : # nothing to build
 }
 
 package() {
   cd "${srcdir}/BackTunnel"
 
   # Binaries
-  install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-share"   "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-share"
-  install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-access"  "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-access"
-  # NEW: GUI wrapper for Dolphin service menu
-  install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-share-gui" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-share-gui"
+  install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-share"        "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-share"
+  install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-access"       "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-access"
+  install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-share-gui"    "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-share-gui"
 
-  # Man page
-  install -Dm644 "man/backtunnel.1" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/backtunnel.1"
-
-  # Bash completion (install for both command names)
-  install -Dm644 "completions/backtunnel.bash" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/backtunnel-share"
-  install -Dm644 "completions/backtunnel.bash" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/backtunnel-access"
-
-  # Desktop launcher (if present)
-  if [[ -f "desktop/backtunnel.desktop" ]]; then
-    install -Dm644 "desktop/backtunnel.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/backtunnel.desktop"
+  # Optional helper to create per-user config from example
+  if [[ -f "scripts/backtunnel-init" ]]; then
+    install -Dm755 "scripts/backtunnel-init"       "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-init"
+  else
+    # Provide a tiny builtin version if script missing (safe)
+    install -Dm755 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/backtunnel-init" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+SRC="/usr/share/backtunnel/profiles.ini"
+DST="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/backtunnel/profiles.ini"
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$DST")"
+if [[ -f "$DST" ]]; then
+  echo "backtunnel: ${DST} already exists — not overwriting."
+  exit 0
+fi
+cp "$SRC" "$DST"
+echo "backtunnel: wrote ${DST}. Edit it to customize profiles."
+EOF
   fi
 
-  # Dolphin service menus
+  # Man page
+  install -Dm644 "man/backtunnel.1"                "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/backtunnel.1"
+
+  # Bash completion (install for both command names)
+  install -Dm644 "completions/backtunnel.bash"     "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/backtunnel-share"
+  install -Dm644 "completions/backtunnel.bash"     "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/backtunnel-access"
+
+  # Dolphin service menus (Plasma 6 path)
   install -Dm644 "servicemenus/backtunnel_share.desktop"  "${pkgdir}/usr/share/kio/servicemenus/backtunnel_share.desktop"
   install -Dm644 "servicemenus/backtunnel_access.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/kio/servicemenus/backtunnel_access.desktop"
-  # Plasma 5 legacy path (keep for users on older Plasma)
+  # Plasma 5 legacy path (harmless if unused)
   install -Dm644 "servicemenus/backtunnel_share.desktop"  "${pkgdir}/usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/backtunnel_share.desktop"
   install -Dm644 "servicemenus/backtunnel_access.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/backtunnel_access.desktop"
+
+  # Optional desktop launcher if present
+  if [[ -f "desktop/backtunnel.desktop" ]]; then
+    install -Dm644 "desktop/backtunnel.desktop"    "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/backtunnel.desktop"
+  fi
+
+  # Profiles: system default + packaged example/fallback
+  install -Dm644 "docs/profiles.ini.example"       "${pkgdir}/etc/backtunnel/profiles.ini"
+  install -Dm644 "docs/profiles.ini.example"       "${pkgdir}/usr/share/backtunnel/profiles.ini"
 }
diff --git a/backtunnel/backtunnel.install b/backtunnel/backtunnel.install
index bc901d8..c9d0569 100644
--- a/backtunnel/backtunnel.install
+++ b/backtunnel/backtunnel.install
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ post_install() {
   elif command -v kbuildsycoca5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     kbuildsycoca5 --noincremental >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   fi
+
+  cat <<'EOF'
+==> BackTunnel profiles
+    Per-user:   ~/.config/backtunnel/profiles.ini
+    System-wide: /etc/backtunnel/profiles.ini
+    Example:     /usr/share/backtunnel/profiles.ini
+
+    To create a per-user config from the example, run:
+      backtunnel-init
+    or manually:
+      mkdir -p ~/.config/backtunnel
+      cp /usr/share/backtunnel/profiles.ini ~/.config/backtunnel/profiles.ini
+      # then edit ~/.config/backtunnel/profiles.ini
+EOF
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {