diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 474ede30..1339b24a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -408,5 +408,57 @@ This example takes an attrset of the IDs and hashes for Modrinth mods, fetches e
 }
 ```
 
+`symlinks` is also able to automatically infer the format of certain extensions:  `yml, yaml, json, props, properties, toml, ini, txt`
+
+For example,
+```nix
+symlinks."myfile.json" = {
+  value = {
+    option = "value";
+  };
+};
+```
+
+Would symlink a file containing the following into the server's folder:
+```json
+{
+  "option": "value"
+}
+```
+
+Other formats are able to be generated by providing a format function: [Example Functions](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/e7b543ba95681a01148d8c267d668bdcbd521fcb/pkgs/pkgs-lib/formats.nix)
+Example:
+```nix
+let
+  extList = {}: {
+    type = with lib.types; listOf str;
+    generate = name: value: pkgs.writeText name (lib.concatStringsSep "\n" value);
+  };
+in
+{
+  symlinks."myfile.ext" = {
+    format = extList {};
+    value = [
+      "Hi!"
+      "Hello!"
+    ];
+  };
+}
+```
+
 #### `servers.<name>.files`
-Things to copy into this server's data directory. Similar to symlinks, but these are actual files. Useful for configuration files that don't behave well when read-only.
+
+Things to copy into this server's data directory. Every option and example in `symlinks` works the same way for `files`, except that actual files are generated. Useful for configuration files that don't behave well when read-only.
+
+For example:
+```nix
+files."white-list.txt" = {
+  value = [
+    "person1"
+    "person2"
+    "person3"
+  ];
+};
+```
+
+generates a legacy `white-list.txt` that is needed for older minecraft versions (< 1.7.6)
diff --git a/modules/minecraft-servers.nix b/modules/minecraft-servers.nix
index 9bd6037e..7ea3c6dd 100644
--- a/modules/minecraft-servers.nix
+++ b/modules/minecraft-servers.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ let
     then formatExtensions.${head extension} or error
     else error;
 
+  txtList =
+    { }:
+    {
+      type = with lib.types; listOf str;
+      generate = name: value: pkgs.writeText name (lib.concatStringsSep "\n" value);
+    };
+
   formatExtensions = with pkgs.formats; {
     "yml" = yaml { };
     "yaml" = yaml { };
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ let
     "properties" = keyValue { };
     "toml" = toml { };
     "ini" = ini { };
+    "txt" = txtList { };
   };
 
   configType = types.submodule {