From d8ff130a00353a05ba8d0aa779961d55f1ef0722 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Massy <111677436+alxmassy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:52:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add Quick Start section with minimal Corefile example (#7809)

Signed-off-by: Alxmassy <alexmassy2005@gmail.com>
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 README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -84,6 +84,28 @@ docker run --rm -i -t \
 
 The above command alone will have `coredns` binary generated.
 
+## Quick Start
+
+Create a minimal Corefile:
+
+```bash
+cat > Corefile <<EOF
+.:53 {
+    forward . 8.8.8.8
+    log
+}
+EOF
+```
+Run CoreDNS:
+```
+$ ./coredns -conf Corefile
+```
+
+Test it:
+```
+$ dig @127.0.0.1 google.com
+```
+
 ## Examples
 
 When starting CoreDNS without any configuration, it loads the