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@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Using config file /home/ubuntu/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
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-You can hit Ctrl-C to shut down the node once you determine the location of the config file. Usually the configuration file is inside the _.bitcoin_ data directory under your user's home directory. Open the configuration file in your preferred editor.
+You can hit Ctrl-C to shut down the node once you determine the location of the config file. Usually the configuration file is inside the _.bitcoin_ data directory under your user's home directory. It is not created automatically, but you can create a starter config file by copying and pasting from the <<#full_index_node>> example, below. You can create or modify the configuration file in your preferred editor.
 
 Bitcoin Core offers more than 100 configuration options that modify the behavior of the network node, the storage of the blockchain, and many other aspects of its operation. To see a listing of these options, run +bitcoind  --help+: