diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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@@ -162,6 +162,22 @@
                 - host: 127.0.1.1
                 - host: 127.0.2.1
 
+Change default options using configmap template settings
+========================================================
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    aodh:
+      server:
+        configmap:
+          DEFAULT:
+            rest_notifier_max_retries: 0
+            notifier_topic: alarming
+          api:
+            user_alarm_quota: 10
+            project_alarm_quota: 10
+            alarm_max_actions: -1
+
 Development and testing
 =======================