diff --git a/ops/configs/snowball-config.toml b/ops/configs/snowball-config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04389c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ops/configs/snowball-config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[server]
+  host = "0.0.0.0"
+  port = 8000
+  gqlPath = "/graphql"
+  [server.session]
+    secret = ""
+    appOriginUrl = ""
+    trustProxy = true
+    domain = ""
+
+[database]
+  dbPath = "/data/db/snowball"
+
+[gitHub]
+  webhookUrl = ""
+  [gitHub.oAuth]
+    clientId = ""
+    clientSecret = ""
+
+[google]
+  clientId = ""
+  clientSecret = ""
+
+[turnkey]
+  apiBaseUrl = ""
+  apiPrivateKey = ""
+  apiPublicKey = ""
+  defaultOrganizationId = ""
+
+[registryConfig]
+  fetchDeploymentRecordDelay = 5000
+  checkAuctionStatusDelay = 5000
+  restEndpoint = ""
+  gqlEndpoint = ""
+  chainId = ""
+  privateKey = ""
+  bondId = ""
+  authority = ""
+  [registryConfig.fee]
+    gasPrice = "1alnt"
+
+[auction]
+  commitFee = "100000"
+  commitsDuration = "120s"
+  revealFee = "100000"
+  revealsDuration = "120s"
+  denom = "alnt"
+
+[misc]
+  projectDomain = ""
diff --git a/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md b/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md
index f2672b0..2bbf259 100644
--- a/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md
+++ b/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@
 
 </details>
 
-## snowballtools-base-api-stack
+## Snowball Backend
 
 * Stack: <https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/snowballtools-base-api-stack/src/branch/main/stack-orchestrator/stacks/snowballtools-base-backend>
 
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@
   sudo rm -rf snowball-deployment
 
   # Remove the existing spec file
-  rm snowball-spec.yml
+  rm snowball-deployment-spec.yml
   ```
 
 ### Setup
@@ -1309,20 +1309,15 @@
   laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/snowballtools-base-api-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/snowballtools-base-backend deploy create --deployment-dir snowball-deployment --spec-file snowball-deployment-spec.yml
   ```
 
-* Create a file at `snowball-deployment/data/config/local.toml` with the config for the server:
+* Fetch the config template file for the snowball backend:
 
   ```bash
-  [server]
-  host = "0.0.0.0"
-  port = 8000
-  gqlPath = "/graphql"
-  [server.session]
-    secret = "<redacted>"
-    appOriginUrl = "https://dashboard.pwa.laconic.com"
-    trustProxy = false
-  ...
+  # Place in snowball deployment directory
+  wget -O /srv/snowball/snowball-deployment/data/config/local.toml https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/testnet-laconicd-stack/raw/branch/main/ops/configs/snowball-config.toml
   ```
 
+* Update `/srv/snowball/snowball-deployment/data/config/local.toml` with the required values
+
 ### Start
 
 * Start the deployment: