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@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ You can find your existing configuration file in the following locations, depend
 - `/data/controld/` - on some Ubiqiti devices 
 - `/jffs/controld/` - on DD-WRT, Asus merlin, FreshTomato
 
+## Important: Enable Local Config Mode
+If you used the default 1 liner installer to get `ctrld` on your device, or used the `--cd RESOLVER_ID` flag to start the service, you will see the following line at the top of the config file on disk:
+```
+# AUTO-GENERATED VIA CD FLAG - DO NOT MODIFY
+```
+
+In this mode, the config is automatically re-rendered every time the service starts, so your changes will be overwritten. In order to use `ctrld` in local config mode, execute the following commands:
+- `ctrld stop` - this will stop the service 
+- `ctrls start` - this will start the service in "local config mode" which enforces the config on disk
+
+Now you can make changes to it, and execute `ctrld restart` command to enforce your changes. 
+
 ## Simplest
 The simplest possible configuration looks like this. The following config does the following:
 - Spawn a single DNS listener on `0.0.0.0` (all interfaces) and port `53`