diff --git a/doc/admin.rst b/doc/admin.rst
index c2f0ddc..e483c3c 100644
--- a/doc/admin.rst
+++ b/doc/admin.rst
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ Services on a running system
 ****************************
 
 Liminix services are built on s6-rc, which is itself layered on s6.
-See configuration / services node for how to specify them.
-
-
+Services are defined at build time in your configuration (see
+:ref:`configuration-services` for information) and can't be added
+to/changed at runtime, but to monitor
+events or diagnose problems you may need to inspect them on the
+running system. Here are some of the most commonly used s6,-rc
+commands:
 
 .. list-table:: Service management quick reference
    :widths: 55 45
diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 62b34b6..e86c5ee 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ domains, or you want to run two SSH daemons on different ports.
 	 don't use the NixOS modules themselves, because the
 	 underlying system is not similar enough for them to work.
 
+.. _configuration-services:
 
 Services
 ********