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@@ -166,9 +166,14 @@ If your PostgreSQL binaries (`pg_ctl`, `pg_basebackup`) are not in your
 
     pg_bindir=/path/to/postgres/bin
 
+See `repmgr.conf.sample` for an example configuration file with
+available configuration settings annotated.
+
+### Starting up
+
 The master node must be registered first using `repmgr master register`,
-and each standby needs to be registered using `repmgr standby register`
-tool; this inserts details about each node into the control database.
+and standby servers must be registered using `repmgr standby register`;
+this inserts details about each node into the control database.
 
 See the "QUICKSTART.md" file for examples of how to use these commands.