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@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ There are several ways to install thalos, via package manager, downloading a pre
 
 * [Debian/Ubuntu based (apt)](docs/install/debian.md)
 
-## Manually using prebuilt binaries
+### Manually
+
+#### Bundled binaries
 
 You can get the latest archive package [here](https://github.com/eosswedenorg/thalos/releases/latest)
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ curl -Ls https://github.com/eosswedenorg/thalos/releases/download/<version>/thal
 
 **NOTE**: Using curl command above, the files are extracted into the `thalos` subdirectory of the current directory where the command is run.
 
-## From source
+#### From source
 
 Follow the instructions from the [Compiling](#compiling) section.
 
@@ -56,6 +58,46 @@ After building the binary you can install it along with basic config file and st
 ./install.sh /path/to/your/directory/of/choice
 ```
 
+### Configure and run the server
+
+The configuration file is located at `config.yml` in the installed directory and contains an example configuration with extensive documentation. Below are the essential fields that you need to modify. You can adjust the settings according to your preferences.
+
+```yml
+name: MyShipReader
+api: "http://api.example.com:8888"
+
+ship:
+  url: "ws://ship.example.com:8080"
+```
+
+Start the server using the `start.sh` script.
+
+```sh
+./start.sh
+```
+
+The logs can be found in `logs` directory (unless specified otherwise in the configuration).
+
+Stopping the server again is as simple as running.
+
+```sh
+./stop.sh
+```
+
+### Starting Manually
+
+If desired, Thalos can also be started manually for quick configuration testing.
+
+```sh
+./bin/thalos-server
+```
+
+or if you want to specify another config file then the default
+
+```sh
+./bin/thalos-server --config /path/to/thalos.yml
+```
+
 ## Runtime dependencies
 
 Make sure `redis` is installed as thalos uses it for both cache and message broker.