```
#### Configuration
-SiriDB requires a configuration file to run. By default SiriDB will search for the configuration file in `/etc/siridb/siridb.conf` but alternatively you can specify a custom path by using the `-c/--config` argument.
+SiriDB accepts a configuration file or environment variable as configuration. By default SiriDB will search for the configuration file in `/etc/siridb/siridb.conf` but alternatively you can specify a custom path by using the `-c/--config` argument or use environment variable.
-```
-$ siridb-server -c /my/path/siridb.conf
-```
An example configuration file can be found here:
[https://github.com/SiriDB/siridb-server/blob/master/siridb.conf](https://github.com/SiriDB/siridb-server/blob/master/siridb.conf)