diff --git a/source/getting-started/configuration.markdown b/source/getting-started/configuration.markdown
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@@ -98,11 +98,15 @@ Now that you are able to edit the configuration, it's time to set up some of you
 
 <p class='note'>YAML can be a little daunting at first. A lot is possible! [Here is some more info.](/docs/configuration/devices/)</p>
 
-For a sensor that is showing [random values](/components/sensor.random/), the entry would look like the sample below:
+For your first integration, you'll create a virtual sensor that generates a random integer value between 0 and 20 every 30 seconds.  
+
+To create this random value sensor [random values](/components/sensor.random/), enter the following to the bottom of your `configuration.yaml` file, and restart Home Assistant (remember it may take up to a minute for the service to restart):
 
 ```yaml
 sensor:
   - platform: random
 ```
 
+You'll know it worked when you see the new random sensor in your overview page. On the next page, we'll create an automation that uses this sensor to take an action.  
+
 ### [Next step: Automate Home Assistant &raquo;](/getting-started/automation/)