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@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ Just run the following command:
 ```
 ansible-playbook peertube.yml --ask-vault-pass
 ```
+
+If you want to use this configuration for your own instance, you need to fork this repo and enter your own domain in
+`prod` and in `group_vars/prod.yml`. You also need to change the encrypted variables in the latter file. After that,
+you can run the playbook to deploy your instance.
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