diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c4a15c9ccc..90a103eca11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ coverage.all
 /custom/*
 !/custom/conf
 /custom/conf/*
-!/custom/conf/app.ini.sample
+!/custom/conf/app.example.ini
 /data
 /indexers
 /log
diff --git a/custom/conf/app.ini.sample b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from custom/conf/app.ini.sample
rename to custom/conf/app.example.ini
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 13c5f987adb..96f03ad3fda 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ or any corresponding location. When installing from a distribution, this will
 typically be found at `/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini`.
 
 The defaults provided here are best-effort (not built automatically). They are
-accurately recorded in [app.ini.sample](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample)
+accurately recorded in [app.example.ini](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini)
 (s/master/\<tag|release\>). Any string in the format `%(X)s` is a feature powered
 by [ini](https://github.com/go-ini/ini/#recursive-values), for reading values recursively.
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ set name for unique queues. Individual queues will default to
 
 - `ENABLED`: **true**: Enable this to allow uploading attachments.
 - `PATH`: **data/attachments**: Path to store attachments.
-- `ALLOWED_TYPES`: **see app.ini.sample**: Allowed MIME types, e.g. `image/jpeg|image/png`.
+- `ALLOWED_TYPES`: **see app.example.ini**: Allowed MIME types, e.g. `image/jpeg|image/png`.
    Use `*/*` for all types.
 - `MAX_SIZE`: **4**: Maximum size (MB).
 - `MAX_FILES`: **5**: Maximum number of attachments that can be uploaded at once.
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
index 082944c8a4a..af141df47c3 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ menu:
 
 # 配置说明
 
-这是针对Gitea配置文件的说明，你可以了解Gitea的强大配置。需要说明的是，你的所有改变请修改 `custom/conf/app.ini` 文件而不是源文件。所有默认值可以通过 [app.ini.sample](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample) 查看到。如果你发现 `%(X)s` 这样的内容，请查看 [ini](https://github.com/go-ini/ini/#recursive-values) 这里的说明。标注了 :exclamation: 的配置项表明除非你真的理解这个配置项的意义，否则最好使用默认值。
+这是针对Gitea配置文件的说明，你可以了解Gitea的强大配置。需要说明的是，你的所有改变请修改 `custom/conf/app.ini` 文件而不是源文件。所有默认值可以通过 [app.example.ini](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini) 查看到。如果你发现 `%(X)s` 这样的内容，请查看 [ini](https://github.com/go-ini/ini/#recursive-values) 这里的说明。标注了 :exclamation: 的配置项表明除非你真的理解这个配置项的意义，否则最好使用默认值。
 
 ## Overall (`DEFAULT`)
 
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
index b52a713e40a..d6a2019ac03 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Again `gitea help` will allow you review this variable and you can override it u
 `--config` option on the `gitea` binary.
 
 - [Quick Cheat Sheet](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/)
-- [Complete List](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample)
+- [Complete List](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini)
 
 If the `CustomPath` folder can't be found despite checking `gitea help`, check the `GITEA_CUSTOM`
 environment variable; this can be used to override the default path to something else.
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.zh-cn.md
index 7cf2041e0e7..91762b13d96 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.zh-cn.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gitea 引用 `custom` 目录中的自定义配置文件来覆盖配置、模板
 `custom/conf/app.ini` 当中。在发行版中可能会以 `/etc/gitea/` 的形式为 `custom` 设置一个符号链接，查看配置详情请移步：
 
 - [快速备忘单](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/)
-- [完整配置清单](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample)
+- [完整配置清单](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini)
 
 如果您在 binary 同目录下无法找到 `custom` 文件夹，请检查您的 `GITEA_CUSTOM`
 环境变量配置， 因为它可能被配置到了其他地方（可能被一些启动脚本设置指定了目录）。
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/features/authentication.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/features/authentication.en-us.md
index bc4c33ad4d7..7b295dd1d16 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/features/authentication.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/features/authentication.en-us.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Both the LDAP via BindDN and the simple auth LDAP share the following fields:
     the LDAP server. The default period is every 24 hours but that can be
     changed in the app.ini file.  See the *cron.sync_external_users* section in
     the [sample
-    app.ini](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample)
+    app.ini](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini)
     for detailed comments about that section.  The *User Search Base* and *User
     Filter* settings described above will limit which users can use Gitea and
     which users will be synchronized.  When initially run the task will create
diff --git a/docs/content/page/index.en-us.md b/docs/content/page/index.en-us.md
index c9dd1ab3c4e..027fcbfcc98 100644
--- a/docs/content/page/index.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/page/index.en-us.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Windows, on architectures like amd64, i386, ARM, PowerPC, and others.
         - MSSQL
         - TiDB (experimental, not recommended)
     - Configuration file
-        - [app.ini](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample)
+        - [app.ini](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini)
     - Admin panel
         - Statistics
         - Actions
diff --git a/docs/content/page/index.fr-fr.md b/docs/content/page/index.fr-fr.md
index a6109b441a2..9b9743c103b 100755
--- a/docs/content/page/index.fr-fr.md
+++ b/docs/content/page/index.fr-fr.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Le but de ce projet est de fournir de la manière la plus simple, la plus rapide
         - MSSQL
         - [TiDB](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb) (expérimental)
     - Fichier de configuration
-        - Voir [ici](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample)
+        - Voir [ici](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.example.ini)
     - Panel d'administration
         - Statistiques
         - Actions