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## The Renovate Approach
-Everyone can benefit from automation, whether it's a little or a lot
- Renovate should not cause you to change your workflow against your wishes - don't enforce opinions on users
- All behaviour should be configurable, down to a ridiculous level if desired
-We believe everyone can benefit from automation, whether it's a little or a lot
- Renovate should not cause you to change your workflow against your wishes, instead it should be adaptable to your existing workflow
- All behaviour should be configurable, down to a ridiculous level if necessary
- Autodetect settings wherever possible (to minimise configuration) but always allow overrides
## Using Renovate
The easiest way to use Renovate if you are on GitHub is to use the Renovate app. Go to
[https://github.com/marketplace/renovate](https://github.com/marketplace/renovate) to install
it now.
it now. A paid plan is required for private repositories.
## Configuration
Please see https://renovatebot.com/docs/ for documentation, and in particular https://renovatebot.com/docs/configuration-options/ for a list of configuration options.
Visit https://renovatebot.com/docs/ for documentation, and in particular https://renovatebot.com/docs/configuration-options/ for a list of configuration options.
You can also raise an issue in https://github.com/renovatebot/config-help if
you'd like to get your config reviewed or ask any questions.
You can also raise an issue in https://github.com/renovatebot/config-help if you'd like to get your config reviewed or ask any questions.
## Self-Hosting
If you are not on GitHub or you prefer to run your own copy of Renovate, then you can easily run your own copy. Please see [docs/self-hosting.md](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/blob/master/docs/self-hosting.md) for instructions. There is also a commercially licensed [Renovate Pro Edition](https://renovatebot.com/pro) available for GitHub Enterprise.
If you are not on GitHub or you prefer to run your own instance of Renovate then you have several options:
- Install the `renovate` CLI tool from npmjs
- Run the `renovate/renovate` Docker Hub image (same content/versions as the CLI tool)
- Use [Renovate Pro Edition](https://renovatebot.com/pro) available for GitHub Enterprise and soon GitLab too