diff --git a/templates/compose.yaml b/templates/compose.yaml
index febb74b..c8c25db 100644
--- a/templates/compose.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
+
 services:
     frontend:
         image: {{ registry_url }}/{{ registry_project }}/{{ chill_image_nginx_name }}:{{ item.chill_image_tag }}
diff --git a/templates/config/prod/chill_doc_store.yaml b/templates/config/prod/chill_doc_store.yaml
index 5c5517a..79ebc7a 100644
--- a/templates/config/prod/chill_doc_store.yaml
+++ b/templates/config/prod/chill_doc_store.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
 chill_doc_store:
     use_driver: local_storage
     local_storage:
diff --git a/templates/config/prod/framework.yaml b/templates/config/prod/framework.yaml
index 4827806..0fb2cea 100644
--- a/templates/config/prod/framework.yaml
+++ b/templates/config/prod/framework.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
+
 framework:
     trusted_proxies: '127.0.0.1,REMOTE_ADDR{% for ip in traefik_trusted_ips|default([]) %},{{ ip }}{% endfor %}'
     trusted_headers: ['x-forwarded-for', 'x-forwarded-host', 'x-forwarded-proto', 'x-forwarded-port']
diff --git a/templates/config/prod/lexik_jwt_authentication.yaml b/templates/config/prod/lexik_jwt_authentication.yaml
index d17e32a..83e582a 100644
--- a/templates/config/prod/lexik_jwt_authentication.yaml
+++ b/templates/config/prod/lexik_jwt_authentication.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
 lexik_jwt_authentication:
     # in production, the secret must be located in an environment variable
     # for converting the file to a raw variable, use this command:
diff --git a/templates/config/prod/messenger.yaml b/templates/config/prod/messenger.yaml
index 04f95a0..856c9ab 100644
--- a/templates/config/prod/messenger.yaml
+++ b/templates/config/prod/messenger.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
 framework:
     messenger:
         transports:
diff --git a/templates/config/prod/monolog.yaml b/templates/config/prod/monolog.yaml
index f669738..b4d0bfe 100644
--- a/templates/config/prod/monolog.yaml
+++ b/templates/config/prod/monolog.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
 parameters:
     log_prefix: {{ item.chill_environment }}
 monolog:
diff --git a/templates/env_file.env b/templates/env_file.env
index 08b597b..b7992a8 100644
--- a/templates/env_file.env
+++ b/templates/env_file.env
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# This file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
 APP_ENV=prod
 APP_DEBUG=false
 TRUSTED_PROXIES=10.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16,172.16.0.0/16
diff --git a/templates/postgres.env b/templates/postgres.env
index 0483cf6..b5b06f2 100644
--- a/templates/postgres.env
+++ b/templates/postgres.env
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand
 POSTGRES_DB={{ item.chill_config.database_name }}
 POSTGRES_USER={{ item.chill_config.database_user }}
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD={{ item.chill_config.database_password }}
diff --git a/templates/rabbitmq.env b/templates/rabbitmq.env
index b77ad08..f288e2f 100644
--- a/templates/rabbitmq.env
+++ b/templates/rabbitmq.env
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand.
 RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER={{ item.chill_config.rabbitmq_user }}
 RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS={{ item.chill_config.rabbitmq_password }}
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diff --git a/templates/traefik-compose.yaml b/templates/traefik-compose.yaml
index 4f603c3..7b0797a 100644
--- a/templates/traefik-compose.yaml
+++ b/templates/traefik-compose.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# this file is managed by ansible. Do not edit it by hand.
 services:
   reverse-proxy:
     # The official v3 Traefik docker image