diff --git a/membervm_nogui.yml b/membervm_nogui.yml
index d9625fe0425ccfba2539345f16e5446a364796a5..b298b81da9f5c4f93b80c2118f6fdb2d3e865b64 100644
--- a/membervm_nogui.yml
+++ b/membervm_nogui.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,16 @@
   primary_user: auser
   primary_sshkey: "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAICSY5zCVa6hsWgGM08u4WVl1bPRjmxLzDyk51ioAd0nT jimbo@potoroo"
   state: stopped # can be either running or stopped
+
+# Copy this block and alter as needed, ensuring the top-level key is not indented.
+"example":
+  desc: |
+    T_T
+  node: medico
+  sockets: 1
+  cores: 2
+  memory: 4096 # in MB
+  disk: 50G # must be >= 50G
+  primary_user: bryce
+  primary_sshkey: ""
+  state: running # can be either running or stopped