diff --git a/docs/debugging-install.md b/docs/debugging-install.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7969f1bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/debugging-install.md
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Debugging Installation Issues
+
+## General
+
+### `invalid configuration: no configuration has been provided`
+This typically means that no `kubeconfig` file can be found for the Ark client to use. Ark looks for a kubeconfig in the 
+following locations:
+* the path specified by the `--kubeconfig` flag, if any
+* the path specified by the `$KUBECONFIG` environment variable, if any
+* `~/.kube/config`
+
+### Backups or restores stuck in `New` phase
+This means that the Ark controllers are not processing the backups/restores, which usually happens because the Ark server is not running. Check the pod description and logs for errors:
+```
+kubectl -n heptio-ark describe pods
+kubectl -n heptio-ark logs deployment/ark
+```
+
+
+## AWS
+
+### `NoCredentialProviders: no valid providers in chain`
+This means that the secret containing the AWS IAM user credentials for Ark has not been created/mounted properly 
+into the Ark server pod. Ensure the following:
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret exists in the Ark server's namespace
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret has a single key, `cloud`, whose value is the contents of the `credentials-ark` file
+* The `credentials-ark` file is formatted properly and has the correct values:
+    
+    ```
+    [default]
+    aws_access_key_id=<your AWS access key ID>
+    aws_secret_access_key=<your AWS secret access key>
+    ```
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret is defined as a volume for the Ark deployment
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret is being mounted into the Ark server pod at `/credentials`
+
+
+## Azure
+
+### `Failed to refresh the Token` or `adal: Refresh request failed`
+This means that the secrets containing the Azure service principal credentials for Ark has not been created/mounted 
+properly into the Ark server pod. Ensure the following:
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret exists in the Ark server's namespace
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret has seven keys and each one has the correct value (see [setup instructions](0))
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret is defined as a volume for the Ark deployment
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret is being mounted into the Ark server pod at `/credentials`
+
+
+## GCE/GKE
+
+### `open credentials/cloud: no such file or directory`
+This means that the secret containing the GCE service account credentials for Ark has not been created/mounted properly 
+into the Ark server pod. Ensure the following:
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret exists in the Ark server's namespace
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret has a single key, `cloud`, whose value is the contents of the `credentials-ark` file
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret is defined as a volume for the Ark deployment
+* The `cloud-credentials` secret is being mounted into the Ark server pod at `/credentials`
+
+[0]: azure-config#credentials-and-configuration
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index 45e2eba56..5884ddf7e 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 These tips can help you troubleshoot known issues. If they don't help, you can [file an issue][4], or talk to us on the [Kubernetes Slack team][25] channel `#ark-dr`.
 
+* [Debug installation/setup issues][2]
+
 * [Delete namespaces and backups][0]
 
 * [Debug restores][1]
 
 [0]: debugging-deletes.md
 [1]: debugging-restores.md
+[2]: debugging-install.md
 [4]: https://github.com/heptio/ark/issues
 [25]: http://slack.kubernetes.io/
\ No newline at end of file