diff --git a/.hecat.import.yml b/.hecat.import.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd43305c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hecat.import.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+steps:
+  - name: import awesome-selfhosted markdown to YAML
+    module: importers/markdown_awesome
+    module_options:
+      source_file: awesome-selfhosted/README.md
+      output_directory: ./
diff --git a/.hecat.process.yml b/.hecat.process.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0ca6a7a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hecat.process.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+steps:
+  - name: update metadata form Github API
+    module: processors/github_metadata
+    module_options:
+      source_directory: awesome-selfhosted-data
+      gh_metadata_only_missing: True
+
+  - name: check data against awesome-selfhosted guidelines
+    module: processors/awesome_lint
+    module_options:
+      source_directory: ./
+      items_in_delegate_to_fatal: False
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb98b21207..5a4c523d1f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import: install
 	rm -rf tags/ software/ platforms/
 	mkdir -p tags/ software/ platforms/
 	source .venv/bin/activate && \
-	hecat import --source-file awesome-selfhosted/README.md --output-directory ./
+	hecat --config .hecat.import.yml
 
 .PHONY: process # apply automatic processing (gather github metadata)
 process: install
 	source .venv/bin/activate && \
-	hecat process --processors github_metadata --source-directory ./ --options=gh-metadata-only-missing
+	hecat --config .hecat.process.yml
 
 .PHONY: build # build markdown singlepage document from yaml data
 build: install