diff --git a/config/install/search_api_federated_solr.search_app.settings.yml b/config/install/search_api_federated_solr.search_app.settings.yml
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+facet:
+  site_name:
+    set_default: false
+index:
+  id: ''
+  has_site_name_property: false
+  server_url: ''
+  username: ''
+  password: ''
+content:
+  no_results: ''
+  search_prompt: ''
+results:
+  rows: null
+pagination:
+  buttons: null
+path: /search-app
diff --git a/config/schema/search_api_federated_solr.schema.yml b/config/schema/search_api_federated_solr.schema.yml
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+# Schema for configuration files of the Search API Federated Solr module.
+
+search_api_federated_solr.search_app.settings:
+  type: config_object
+  label: 'Search API Federated Solr settings'
+  mapping:
+    path:
+      type: string
+      label: 'The path for the search app.'
+    facet:
+      type: mapping
+      mapping:
+        site_name:
+          type: mapping
+          mapping:
+            set_default:
+              type: boolean
+              label: 'When true, only search results from this site will be shown.'
+    index:
+      type: mapping
+      mapping:
+        id:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Defines which search_api index and server the search app should use.'
+        has_site_name_property:
+          type: boolean
+          label: 'Has site name flag.'
+        server_url:
+          type: string
+          label: 'The server url for the search app.'
+        username:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Basic Auth username.'
+        password:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Basic Auth password.'
+    content:
+      type: mapping
+      mapping:
+        no_results:
+          type: string
+          label: 'This text is shown when a query returns no results.'
+        search_prompt:
+          type: string
+          label: 'This text is shown when no query term has been entered.'
+    results:
+      type: mapping
+      mapping:
+        rows:
+          type: integer
+          label: 'The max number of results to render per search results page.'
+    pagination:
+      type: mapping
+      mapping:
+        buttons:
+          type: integer
+          label: 'The max number of numbered pagination buttons to show at a given time.'