diff --git a/examples/config/broker/runtime.properties b/examples/config/broker/runtime.properties
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+druid.host=127.0.0.1
+druid.port=8083
+
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+
+druid.processing.formatString=processing_%s
+druid.processing.numThreads=1
+druid.processing.buffer.sizeBytes=10000000
+
+#emitting, opaque marker
+druid.service=example
+
+druid.request.logging.dir=/tmp/example/log
+druid.realtime.specFile=realtime.spec
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+com.metamx.emitter.logging.level=info
+
+# below are dummy values when operating a realtime only node
+druid.processing.numThreads=3
+
+com.metamx.aws.accessKey=dummy_access_key
+com.metamx.aws.secretKey=dummy_secret_key
+druid.pusher.s3.bucket=dummy_s3_bucket
+
+druid.zk.service.host=localhost
+druid.server.maxSize=300000000000
+druid.zk.paths.base=/druid
+druid.database.segmentTable=prod_segments
+druid.database.user=druid
+druid.database.password=diurd
+druid.database.connectURI=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/druid
+druid.zk.paths.discoveryPath=/druid/discoveryPath
+druid.database.ruleTable=rules
+druid.database.configTable=config
+
+# Path on local FS for storage of segments; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.indexCache=/tmp/druid/indexCache
+# Path on local FS for storage of segment metadata; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.segmentInfoCache=/tmp/druid/segmentInfoCache
+druid.pusher.local.storageDirectory=/tmp/druid/localStorage
+druid.pusher.local=true
+
+# thread pool size for servicing queries
+druid.client.http.connections=30
+druid.host=127.0.0.1:8083
diff --git a/examples/config/compute/runtime.properties b/examples/config/compute/runtime.properties
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index 00000000000..bbad5b63e52
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+++ b/examples/config/compute/runtime.properties
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+druid.host=127.0.0.1
+druid.port=8082
+
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+
+druid.processing.formatString=processing_%s
+druid.processing.numThreads=1
+druid.processing.buffer.sizeBytes=10000000
+
+#emitting, opaque marker
+druid.service=example
+
+druid.request.logging.dir=/tmp/example/log
+druid.realtime.specFile=realtime.spec
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+com.metamx.emitter.logging.level=info
+
+# below are dummy values when operating a realtime only node
+druid.processing.numThreads=3
+
+com.metamx.aws.accessKey=dummy_access_key
+com.metamx.aws.secretKey=dummy_secret_key
+druid.pusher.s3.bucket=dummy_s3_bucket
+
+druid.zk.service.host=localhost
+druid.server.maxSize=300000000000
+druid.zk.paths.base=/druid
+druid.database.segmentTable=prod_segments
+druid.database.user=druid
+druid.database.password=diurd
+druid.database.connectURI=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/druid
+druid.zk.paths.discoveryPath=/druid/discoveryPath
+druid.database.ruleTable=rules
+druid.database.configTable=config
+
+# Path on local FS for storage of segments; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.indexCache=/tmp/druid/indexCache
+# Path on local FS for storage of segment metadata; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.segmentInfoCache=/tmp/druid/segmentInfoCache
+druid.pusher.local.storageDirectory=/tmp/druid/localStorage
+druid.pusher.local=true
diff --git a/examples/config/master/runtime.properties b/examples/config/master/runtime.properties
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index 00000000000..e6aa158c3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/config/master/runtime.properties
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+druid.host=127.0.0.1
+druid.port=8081
+
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+
+druid.processing.formatString=processing_%s
+druid.processing.numThreads=1
+druid.processing.buffer.sizeBytes=10000000
+
+#emitting, opaque marker
+druid.service=example
+
+druid.request.logging.dir=/tmp/example/log
+druid.realtime.specFile=realtime.spec
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+com.metamx.emitter.logging.level=info
+
+# below are dummy values when operating a realtime only node
+druid.processing.numThreads=3
+
+com.metamx.aws.accessKey=dummy_access_key
+com.metamx.aws.secretKey=dummy_secret_key
+druid.pusher.s3.bucket=dummy_s3_bucket
+
+druid.zk.service.host=localhost
+druid.server.maxSize=300000000000
+druid.zk.paths.base=/druid
+druid.database.segmentTable=prod_segments
+druid.database.user=druid
+druid.database.password=diurd
+druid.database.connectURI=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/druid
+druid.zk.paths.discoveryPath=/druid/discoveryPath
+druid.database.ruleTable=rules
+druid.database.configTable=config
+
+# Path on local FS for storage of segments; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.indexCache=/tmp/druid/indexCache
+# Path on local FS for storage of segment metadata; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.segmentInfoCache=/tmp/druid/segmentInfoCache
+druid.pusher.local.storageDirectory=/tmp/druid/localStorage
+druid.pusher.local=true
diff --git a/examples/config/realtime/runtime.properties b/examples/config/realtime/runtime.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..823da21813e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/config/realtime/runtime.properties
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+druid.host=127.0.0.1
+druid.port=8080
+
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+
+druid.processing.formatString=processing_%s
+druid.processing.numThreads=1
+druid.processing.buffer.sizeBytes=10000000
+
+#emitting, opaque marker
+druid.service=example
+
+druid.request.logging.dir=/tmp/example/log
+druid.realtime.specFile=realtime.spec
+com.metamx.emitter.logging=true
+com.metamx.emitter.logging.level=info
+
+# below are dummy values when operating a realtime only node
+druid.processing.numThreads=3
+
+com.metamx.aws.accessKey=dummy_access_key
+com.metamx.aws.secretKey=dummy_secret_key
+druid.pusher.s3.bucket=dummy_s3_bucket
+
+druid.zk.service.host=localhost
+druid.server.maxSize=300000000000
+druid.zk.paths.base=/druid
+druid.database.segmentTable=prod_segments
+druid.database.user=druid
+druid.database.password=diurd
+druid.database.connectURI=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/druid
+druid.zk.paths.discoveryPath=/druid/discoveryPath
+druid.database.ruleTable=rules
+druid.database.configTable=config
+
+# Path on local FS for storage of segments; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.indexCache=/tmp/druid/indexCache
+# Path on local FS for storage of segment metadata; dir will be created if needed
+druid.paths.segmentInfoCache=/tmp/druid/segmentInfoCache
+druid.pusher.local.storageDirectory=/tmp/druid/localStorage
+druid.pusher.local=true
+
+druid.host=127.0.0.1:8080