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 # Ceres - Recipe server for local networks
 
+## Usage
+
+The `ceres` executable can be called without any arguments to start the server
+with the default configuration `default_config.json`:
+
+```
+./ceres
+```
+
+A custom configuration can be passed with the `-c` flag:
+
+```
+./ceres -c path/to/custom_config.json
+```
+
+Further command line options are described in the help page which can be
+retrieved by calling `./ceres -h`.
+
 ## Build instructions
 
 The following build dependencies are required: