diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index c64b4d1..badd50e 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ Draft = "true"
 description = "blocked because not needed"
 what = "fooo service"
 
-[[github]]
-Repos = ['synyx/tuwat', 'synyx/buchungsstreber']
-Tag = 'gh'
+# This adds example alerts in every flavor, useful for development
+# Should be disabled in production use
+[[example]]
+Tag = 'demo'
+
+# The github connector runs out af the box as configured below,
+# but keep in mind that github rate limits these requests.
+#[[github]]
+#Repos = ['synyx/tuwat', 'synyx/buchungsstreber']
+#Tag = 'gh'
 
 #[[icinga2]]
 #Tag = "synyx"
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 223d40e..c5504a4 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors"
 	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors/alertmanager"
+	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors/example"
 	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors/github"
 	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors/gitlabmr"
 	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors/icinga2"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ type rootConfig struct {
 	GitHubIssues  []github.Config          `toml:"github"`
 	Redmines      []redmine.Config         `toml:"redmine"`
 	Orderview     []orderview.Config       `toml:"orderview"`
+	Example       []example.Config         `toml:"example"`
 }
 
 func NewConfiguration() (*Config, error) {
@@ -204,6 +206,9 @@ func (cfg *Config) loadMainConfig(file string) error {
 	for _, connectorConfig := range rootConfig.Orderview {
 		cfg.Connectors = append(cfg.Connectors, orderview.NewConnector(&connectorConfig))
 	}
+	for _, connectorConfig := range rootConfig.Example {
+		cfg.Connectors = append(cfg.Connectors, example.NewConnector(&connectorConfig))
+	}
 
 	// Add template for
 	cfg.WhereTemplate, err = template.New("where").
diff --git a/pkg/connectors/example/connector.go b/pkg/connectors/example/connector.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4887ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/connectors/example/connector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package example
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/synyx/tuwat/pkg/connectors"
+	html "html/template"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Connector struct {
+	config Config
+}
+
+type Config struct {
+	Tag string
+}
+
+func NewConnector(cfg *Config) *Connector {
+	return &Connector{*cfg}
+}
+
+func (c *Connector) Tag() string {
+	return c.config.Tag
+}
+
+// Collect returns a few example warnings, one of each type
+// This eliminates the need to select a source that contains a given error type during development
+func (c *Connector) Collect(_ context.Context) ([]connectors.Alert, error) {
+
+	var alerts []connectors.Alert
+
+	alerts = append(alerts, exampleOkAlert())
+	alerts = append(alerts, exampleWarningAlert())
+	alerts = append(alerts, exampleCriticalAlert())
+	alerts = append(alerts, exampleUnknownAlert())
+
+	return alerts, nil
+}
+
+func exampleOkAlert() connectors.Alert {
+	alert := connectors.Alert{
+		Labels: map[string]string{
+			"Project":    "Example Alerts",
+			"Culprit":    "Geras",
+			"EscalateTo": "BuJo",
+		},
+		Start:       time.Now().Add(-time.Hour * 2),
+		State:       connectors.OK,
+		Description: "OK",
+		Details:     "Nothing to worry about, just informing you that nothing bad happened",
+		Links: []html.HTML{
+			html.HTML("<a href=\"https://go.dev/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Home\">🏠</a>"),
+		},
+	}
+	return alert
+}
+func exampleWarningAlert() connectors.Alert {
+	alert := connectors.Alert{
+		Labels: map[string]string{
+			"Project":    "Example Alerts",
+			"Culprit":    "Geras",
+			"EscalateTo": "BuJo",
+		},
+		Start:       time.Now().Add(-time.Hour * 2),
+		State:       connectors.Warning,
+		Description: "Warning",
+		Details:     "This is a warning! Coffee is low!",
+		Links: []html.HTML{
+			html.HTML("<a href=\"https://go.dev/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Home\">🏠</a>"),
+		},
+	}
+	return alert
+}
+
+func exampleCriticalAlert() connectors.Alert {
+	alert := connectors.Alert{
+		Labels: map[string]string{
+			"Project":    "Example Alerts",
+			"Culprit":    "Geras",
+			"EscalateTo": "BuJo",
+		},
+		Start:       time.Now().Add(-time.Hour * 2),
+		State:       connectors.Critical,
+		Description: "Critical",
+		Details:     "This is a critical alert! We ran out of coffee!",
+		Links: []html.HTML{
+			html.HTML("<a href=\"https://go.dev/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Home\">🏠</a>"),
+		},
+	}
+	return alert
+}
+
+func exampleUnknownAlert() connectors.Alert {
+	alert := connectors.Alert{
+		Labels: map[string]string{
+			"Project":    "Example Alerts",
+			"Culprit":    "Geras",
+			"EscalateTo": "BuJo",
+		},
+		Start:       time.Now().Add(-time.Hour * 2),
+		State:       connectors.Unknown,
+		Description: "Unknown",
+		Details:     "We have no idea what happened here",
+		Links: []html.HTML{
+			html.HTML("<a href=\"https://go.dev/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Home\">🏠</a>"),
+		},
+	}
+	return alert
+}
+
+func (c *Connector) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Example Connector")
+}