diff --git a/cmd/gotosocial/databaseflags.go b/cmd/gotosocial/databaseflags.go
index 7abe64f1b..c90cd3b8a 100644
--- a/cmd/gotosocial/databaseflags.go
+++ b/cmd/gotosocial/databaseflags.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ func databaseFlags(flagNames, envNames config.Flags, defaults config.Defaults) [
 	return []cli.Flag{
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    flagNames.DbType,
-			Usage:   "Database type: eg., postgres",
+			Usage:   "Database type: e.g. postgres, sqlite",
 			Value:   defaults.DbType,
 			EnvVars: []string{envNames.DbType},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    flagNames.DbAddress,
-			Usage:   "Database ipv4 address or hostname",
+			Usage:   "Database address: e.g. ipv4, hostname, file",
 			Value:   defaults.DbAddress,
 			EnvVars: []string{envNames.DbAddress},
 		},
diff --git a/example/config.yaml b/example/config.yaml
index 976c9a8f6..0ec04e7a4 100644
--- a/example/config.yaml
+++ b/example/config.yaml
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ trustedProxies:
 db:
 
   # String. Database type.
-  # Options: ["postgres"]
+  # Options: ["postgres","sqlite"]
   # Default: "postgres"
   type: "postgres"
 
-  # String. Database address. Can be either an ipv4 address or a hostname.
-  # Examples: ["localhost","my.db.host","127.0.0.1","192.111.39.110"]
+  # String. Database address. e.g. ipv4, hostname, file
+  # Examples: ["localhost","my.db.host","127.0.0.1","192.111.39.110","./sqlite.db"]
   # Default: "localhost"
   address: "127.0.0.1"