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@@ -240,6 +240,18 @@ yarn global add nativefier
 nativefier https://riot.im/app/
 ```
 
+Desktop app configuration
+=========================
+
+To run multiple instances of the desktop app for different accounts, you can launch the executable with the `--profile` argument followed by a unique identifier, e.g `riot-web --profile Work` for it to run a separate profile and not interfere with the default one.
+
+To change the config.json for the desktop app, create a config file which will be used to override values in the config which ships in the package:
++ `%APPDATA%\$NAME\config.json` on Windows
++ `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\$NAME\config.json` or `~/.config/$NAME/config.json` on Linux
++ `~Library/Application Support/$NAME/config.json` on macOS
+
+In the paths above, `$NAME` is typically `Riot`, unless you use `--profile $PROFILE` in which case it becomes `Riot-$PROFILE`.
+
 Development
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