diff --git a/modules/telestion-api/src/main/java/de/wuespace/telestion/api/TelestionConfiguration.java b/modules/telestion-api/src/main/java/de/wuespace/telestion/api/TelestionConfiguration.java
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+package de.wuespace.telestion.api;
+
+import de.wuespace.telestion.api.message.JsonMessage;
+
+/**
+ * The base class for all Telestion Verticle configurations.
+ * It extends {@link JsonMessage} so all configurations are also valid json classes.
+ *
+ * @author Cedric Bös, Pablo Klaschka, Jan von Pichowski, Ludwig Richter
+ */
+public interface TelestionConfiguration extends JsonMessage {
+}