diff --git a/doc/config-reference/source/compute.rst b/doc/config-reference/source/compute.rst
index cbb3d99cc4..0a5a00afcc 100644
--- a/doc/config-reference/source/compute.rst
+++ b/doc/config-reference/source/compute.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,30 @@
 Compute service
 ===============
 
+The Compute service is a cloud computing fabric controller,
+which is the main part of an *Infrastructure as a Service* (IaaS) system.
+You can use OpenStack Compute to host and manage cloud computing systems.
+This section describes the Compute service configuration options.
+
+To configure your Compute installation,
+you must define configuration options in these files:
+
+* ``nova.conf`` contains most of the Compute configuration options and
+  resides in the ``/etc/nova`` directory.
+* ``api-paste.ini`` defines Compute limits and resides in the
+  ``/etc/nova`` directory.
+* Related Image service and Identity service management configuration files.
+
+For a quick overview:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   The full set of available options <compute/config-options>
+   tables/conf-changes/nova
+
+A list of config options based on different topics can be found below:
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
@@ -18,16 +42,9 @@ Compute service
    compute/scheduler.rst
    compute/cells.rst
    compute/conductor.rst
-   compute/config-options.rst
    compute/logs.rst
    compute/nova-conf-samples.rst
    compute/samples/index.rst
-   tables/conf-changes/nova.rst
-
-The Compute service is a cloud computing fabric controller,
-which is the main part of an IaaS system.
-You can use OpenStack Compute to host and manage cloud computing systems.
-This section describes the Compute service configuration options.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -35,11 +52,4 @@ This section describes the Compute service configuration options.
    such as database connections and RPC messaging,
    are described at :doc:`common-configurations`.
 
-To configure your Compute installation,
-you must define configuration options in these files:
 
-* ``nova.conf``. Contains most of the Compute configuration options.
-  Resides in the ``/etc/nova`` directory.
-* ``api-paste.ini``. Defines Compute limits.
-  Resides in the ``/etc/nova`` directory.
-* Related Image service and Identity service management configuration files.