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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index af07cdf2..4b7a2e34 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -199,7 +199,25 @@ Since its C<mod_status> module is very similar to Apache's, B<lighttpd> is
 also supported. It introduces a new field, called C<BusyServers>, to count the
 number of currently connected clients. This field is also supported.
 
-The following options are accepted by the C<apache>-plugin:
+The configuration of the I<Apache> plugin consists of one or more
+C<E<lt>InstanceE<nbsp>/E<gt>> blocks. Each block requires one string argument
+as the instance name. For example:
+
+ <Plugin "apache">
+   <Instance "www1">
+     URL "http://www1.example.com/mod_status?auto"
+   </Instance>
+   <Instance "www2">
+     URL "http://www2.example.com/mod_status?auto"
+   </Instance>
+ </Plugin>
+
+The instance name will be used as the I<plugin instance>. To emulate the old
+(versionE<nbsp>4) behavior, you can use an empty string (""). In order for the
+plugin to work correctly, each instance name must be unique. This is not
+enforced by the plugin and it is your responsibility to ensure it.
+
+The following options are accepted within each I<Instance> block:
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -207,7 +225,7 @@ The following options are accepted by the C<apache>-plugin:
 
 Sets the URL of the C<mod_status> output. This needs to be the output generated
 by C<ExtendedStatus on> and it needs to be the machine readable output
-generated by appending the C<?auto> argument.
+generated by appending the C<?auto> argument. This option is I<mandatory>.
 
 =item B<User> I<Username>