diff --git a/docs/source/install/common/configure_components_no_mistral.rst b/docs/source/install/common/configure_components_no_mistral.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..811ef78a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/install/common/configure_components_no_mistral.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+If you are not running RabbitMQ, MongoDB on the same system, or have changed the
+defaults, please adjust these settings:
+
+* RabbitMQ connection at ``/etc/st2/st2.conf``
+* MongoDB at ``/etc/st2/st2.conf``
+
+See the :doc:`Configuration documentation </install/config/config>` for more information.
diff --git a/docs/source/install/rhel8.rst b/docs/source/install/rhel8.rst
index 427f3d966..f7bb81386 100644
--- a/docs/source/install/rhel8.rst
+++ b/docs/source/install/rhel8.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Install |st2| Components
 
   sudo yum install -y st2
 
-.. include:: common/configure_components.rst
+.. include:: common/configure_components_no_mistral.rst
 
 Setup Datastore Encryption
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs/source/install/u18.rst b/docs/source/install/u18.rst
index edf703bcf..10ec77412 100644
--- a/docs/source/install/u18.rst
+++ b/docs/source/install/u18.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Install |st2| Components
 
   sudo apt-get install -y st2
 
-.. include:: common/configure_components.rst
+.. include:: common/configure_components_no_mistral.rst
 
 Setup Datastore Encryption
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~