.. _config-file:

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Configuration (Required Input)
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The necessary parameters for a TARDIS simulation are provided via a `YAML <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML>`_
configuration file. The following sections respectively describes what can or must be included in the
configuration file, shows an example configuration file, describes how TARDIS checks to make sure a configuration
file is valid, and demonstrates how a YAML configuration file is read in.
  
.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1

  components/index
  example
  config_validator
  tutorial_read_configuration