diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index cc551f63..46df12ce 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func CreateFlags(defaultPath string) []cli.Flag {
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "http.webroot",
-			Usage: "Set the webroot folder to use for HTTP based challenges to write directly in a file in .well-known/acme-challenge.",
+			Usage: "Set the webroot folder to use for HTTP based challenges to write directly in a file in .well-known/acme-challenge. This disables the built-in server and expects the given directory to be publicly served with access to .well-known/acme-challenge",
 		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
 			Name:  "http.memcached-host",
diff --git a/docs/content/usage/cli/_index.md b/docs/content/usage/cli/_index.md
index 7e662722..6494c7da 100644
--- a/docs/content/usage/cli/_index.md
+++ b/docs/content/usage/cli/_index.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    --http                       Use the HTTP challenge to solve challenges. Can be mixed with other types of challenges.
    --http.port value            Set the port and interface to use for HTTP based challenges to listen on.Supported: interface:port or :port. (default: ":80")
    --http.proxy-header value    Validate against this HTTP header when solving HTTP based challenges behind a reverse proxy. (default: "Host")
-   --http.webroot value         Set the webroot folder to use for HTTP based challenges to write directly in a file in .well-known/acme-challenge.
+   --http.webroot value         Set the webroot folder to use for HTTP based challenges to write directly in a file in .well-known/acme-challenge. This disables the built-in server and expects the given directory to be served at /.well-known/acme-challenge
    --http.memcached-host value  Set the memcached host(s) to use for HTTP based challenges. Challenges will be written to all specified hosts.
    --tls                        Use the TLS challenge to solve challenges. Can be mixed with other types of challenges.
    --tls.port value             Set the port and interface to use for TLS based challenges to listen on. Supported: interface:port or :port. (default: ":443")
diff --git a/docs/content/usage/cli/examples.md b/docs/content/usage/cli/examples.md
index 46e7065b..e6f3059e 100644
--- a/docs/content/usage/cli/examples.md
+++ b/docs/content/usage/cli/examples.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Examples"
-date: 2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00
+date: 2019-11-15T23:25:46+01:00
 draft: false
 ---
 
@@ -54,3 +54,22 @@ lego --email="foo@bar.com" --http --csr=/path/to/csr.pem run
 ```
 
 (lego will infer the domains to be validated based on the contents of the CSR, so make sure the CSR's Common Name and optional SubjectAltNames are set correctly.)
+
+## Misc HTTP-01 CLI Examples
+
+### Write HTTP-01 token to already "served" directory
+
+If you have an existing server running on port 80 the `--http` option needs to also use the `--http.webroot` option.
+This just writes the token to the given directory in the folder `.well-known/acme-challenge` and does not start a server.
+
+The given directory **should** be publicly served as `/` on the domain(s) for the validation to complete. 
+
+If the given directory is not publicly served you will have to support rewriting the request to the directory;
+
+You could also implement a rewrite to rewrite `.well-known/acme-challenge` to the given directory `.well-known/acme-challenge`.
+
+You should be able to run an existing webserver on port 80 and have lego write the token file with the HTTP-01 challenge key authorization to `<webroot dir>/.well-known/acme-challenge/` by running something like:
+
+```bash
+lego --accept-tos -m foo@bar.com --http --http.webroot /path/to/webroot -d example.com run
+```