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 sure you have the location of `libcaosdb.dylib` and `libccaosdb.dylib`
 in both, your `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` and your `DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH`.
 
+## Configuration
+The configuration is done the same way as the C++ client would do it. See 
+[caosdb-cpplib](https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-cpplib).
+
 ## Tests
 
 After installing, the unit tests can be executed by