diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d0dfcf44..76c52e54 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ section = "net"
 priority = "optional"
 assets = [
   ["debian/env.local", "etc/matrix-conduit/local", "644"],
+  ["debian/README.Debian", "usr/share/doc/matrix-conduit/", "644"],
   ["README.md", "usr/share/doc/matrix-conduit/", "644"],
   ["target/release/conduit", "usr/sbin/matrix-conduit", "755"],
 ]
diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69fb9757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Conduit for Debian
+==================
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+When installed, Debconf handles the configuration of the homeserver (host)name,
+the address and port it listens on. These configuration variables end up in
+/etc/matrix-conduit/debian.
+
+You can tweak more detailed settings by uncommenting and setting the variables
+in /etc/matrix-conduit/local. This involves settings such as the maximum file
+size for download/upload, enabling federation, etc.
+
+Running
+-------
+
+The package uses the matrix-conduit.service systemd unit file to start and
+stop Conduit. It loads the configuration files mentioned above to set up the
+environment before running the server.
+
+This package assumes by default that Conduit is placed behind a reverse proxy
+such as Apache or nginx. This default deployment entails just listening on
+127.0.0.1 and the free port 14004 and is reachable via a client using the URL
+http://localhost:14004.
+
+At a later stage this packaging may support also setting up TLS and running
+stand-alone.  In this case, however, you need to set up some certificates and
+renewal, for it to work properly.