diff --git a/teleport/teleport.yaml b/teleport/teleport.yaml
index 21fe7df349..ff7a5502ed 100644
--- a/teleport/teleport.yaml
+++ b/teleport/teleport.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ##  teleport.yaml -- Teleport Server Configuration
 ##
 
+#   for all servers
 teleport:
     nodename:            localhost
     pid_file:            @l_prefix@/var/teleport/run/teleport.pid
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ teleport:
         type:            dir
     data_dir:            @l_prefix@/var/teleport/data
 
+#   for servers with "auth" capability
 auth_service:
     enabled:             "yes"
     cluster_name:        "example-cluster"
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ auth_service:
     tokens:
         -                "node:xxxx-token-xxxx"
 
+#   for servers with "node" capability
 ssh_service:
     enabled:             "yes"
     listen_addr:         127.0.0.1:3022
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ ssh_service:
           command:       [ @cmd_uname@, -s ]
           period:        1h0m0s
 
+#   for servers with "proxy" capability
 proxy_service:
     enabled:             "yes"
     listen_addr:         127.0.0.1:3023