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 documentation. Refer to the [Markdown documentation](/Documentation/markdown.md)
 for details.
 
+## Configuration
+
+Gitiles is configurable in a git-style configuration file named
+`gitiles.config`. Refer to the [configuration documentation](/Documentation/config.md)
+for details.
+
 ## Contributing to Gitiles
 
 Please refer to the [Developer Guide](/Documentation/developer-guide.md).