diff --git a/aws_slingshot_backup.yml b/aws_slingshot_backup.yml
index d776712..57b9690 100644
--- a/aws_slingshot_backup.yml
+++ b/aws_slingshot_backup.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# Runs atlassian-slingshot to backup your product instance. Should be run when there is only 1 app node (i.e server or single node cluster)
+# Params
+# Required
+# atl_product_edition - one of "confluence", "jira", or "bitbucket".
+# atl_product_family - should be the same as the "atl_product_edition"
+# atl_slingshot_backup_dir - working directory for the backup, should be large enough to fit database and shared home dumps
+# atl_s3_backup_bucket - s3 bucket to upload your backup to
+# atl_s3_backup_region - AWS region where the s3 bucket is deployed
+#
+# There are other variables which can be overriden. See the tasks for details. The will be defaulted by the role defaults or the inventory group_vars
+
 - hosts: aws_node_local
   roles:
     - role: create_backups
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