diff --git a/homeserver.yaml.tmpl b/homeserver.yaml.tmpl
index 600d86a..c52e34b 100644
--- a/homeserver.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/homeserver.yaml.tmpl
@@ -2636,5 +2636,8 @@ redis:
   #
   #password: <secret_password>
 
+media_retention:
+  local_media_lifetime: 30d
+  remote_media_lifetime: 14d
 
 # vim:ft=yaml