docs: configure renovate (#7865)

Co-authored-by: Rhys Arkins <rhys@arkins.net>

docs/usage/configure-renovate.md

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Once you have enabled Renovate on a repository, you will receive a "Configure Re
 ## No Risk Onboarding
 
 Conveniently, Renovate will not make any changes to your repository or raise any further Pull Requests until after you _merge_ this initial Pull Request.
-So if there is anything about the Pull Request that you don't like or understand, take your time to read [documentation](https://docs.renovatebot.com) or ask questions in one of our support forums and merge the PR only once you're satisfied with the result.
-You can edit your Renovate configuration **within this `renovate/configure` branch** and Renovate will keep updating the description in the PR to match, so you can keep doing that until you're satisfied with the results.
+If there is anything about the Pull Request that you don't like or understand, take your time to read the [documentation](https://docs.renovatebot.com) or ask questions in one of our support forums and merge the PR only once you're satisfied with the result.
+You can edit your Renovate configuration **within the `renovate/configure` branch** and Renovate will keep updating the description in the PR to match, so you can keep doing that until you're satisfied with the results.
 
 ## Check for Warnings
 
@@ -23,26 +23,39 @@ If you do, then make them in your base branch (e.g. `master`) so that Renovate c
 ## Configuration Location
 
 The Configure Renovate PR will include a `renovate.json` file in the root directory, with suggested default settings.
+If you don't want a `renovate.json` file in your repository you can use one of the following files instead:
 
-If you don't want to have an additional file (`renovate.json`) in your repository then you can instead add the same settings to a `"renovate"` section in your `package.json`, if you are already using this (e.g. JavaScript project).
-Any settings made in `package.json` will apply to the whole project (including other, nested `package.json` files).
+- `renovate.json5`
+- `.github/renovate.json`
+- `.github/renovate.json5`
+- `.gitlab/renovate.json`
+- `.gitlab/renovate.json5`
+- `.renovaterc`
+- `.renovaterc.json`
+- `package.json`
 
-Alternatively, if you prefer to use "dot files" then you can add the same JSON configuration to either a `.renovaterc` file or `.renovaterc.json` file instead of `renovate.json`.
+### package.json
+
+You can add the same settings to a `"renovate"` section in your `package.json` file instead.
+The `package.json` file must be located at the root of your repository.
+This is handy if you are already using a `package.json` file anyway, e.g. when you're working on a JavaScript project.
+The configuration in your `package.json` will apply to the whole project (this includes other, nested `package.json` files).
 
 ## Customised Defaults
 
 Most of the settings in the `renovate.json` onboarding configuration are defaults, however usually this configuration file will have some default overrides in it, such as:
 
 - Automatically enabling Angular-style semantic commits if your repository uses them
-- Determining whether to use dependency range pinning depending on the detected project type
+- Determining whether to use dependency range pinning depending on the detected project type (app vs library)
 
 ## Common Overrides
 
-Please check the docs on this website for an exhaustive Configuration Reference, however here are some of the most commonly changed (overridden) configuration settings:
+Please check the docs on this website for an exhaustive Configuration Reference.
+To help you get started, here are some of the most commonly changed (overridden) configuration settings:
 
 - **rangeStrategy**: By default (with zero config) it's `"replace"` however the `"config:base"` preset overrides it to `"auto"`. If you don't want to pin dependency versions and retain ranges, add the `":preserveSemverRanges"` preset to the `extends` array
 - **labels**: Labels to assign to Pull Requests
-- **assignees**: GitHub users to assign the Pull Requests to
+- **assignees**: GitHub user(s) to assign the Pull Requests to
 
 Renovate will update your PR description each time it finds changes.