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 2. Adapt `config.yml.example` to your needs and save it as `config.yml`
 3. Run `dc-ops` from the shell or from a cron job
 
+## Configuration Options
+- `loglevel`: (optional) define loglevel. Defaults to "INFO" if not set.
+- `stacks`: an array containing details for each repository. Each element is a dictionary containing the following keys:
+    - `dir`: the directory of the repository on your local machine.
+    - `compose-files`: (optional) array of paths (relative to `dir`) to docker-compose files. Uses `["docker-compose.yml"]` by default if not set.
+    - `enabled`: (optional) `false` if this repository should be skipped. Defaults to `true` if not set.
+    - `pre`: (optional) a command to be run before `docker-compose up`, executed in `dir`.
+    - `post`: (optional) a command to be run after `docker-compose up`, executed in `dir`.
+
 ## Detailed process
 For each enabled stack in the config file, the following process will be executed: