diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
index 10af3e04e7..2371468ca6 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Base tgstation-server configuration file
+# You SHOULD NOT edit this file. Instead, make changes in its override file: appsettings.Production.yml
 General:
 # ConfigVersion: # Basic semver. Differs from TGS version to version. See changelog for current version
   MinimumPasswordLength: 15 # Minimum TGS user password length