Add hostname flag to Docker docs

Fixes #4380
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Louis Matthijssen 2023-06-22 17:03:29 +00:00 committed by Michael Eischer
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@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ binary, you can get it with `docker pull` like this:
$ docker pull restic/restic
Restic relies on the hostname for various operations. Make sure to set a static
hostname using `--hostname` when creating a Docker container, otherwise Docker
will assign a random hostname each time.
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@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ Set environment variable `RESTIC_REPOSITORY` and map volume to directories and
files like:
```
docker run --rm -ti \
docker run --rm --hostname my-host -ti \
-v $HOME/.restic/passfile:/pass \
-v $HOME/importantdirectory:/data \
-e RESTIC_REPOSITORY=rest:https://user:pass@hostname/ \
restic/restic -p /pass backup /data
```
Restic relies on the hostname for various operations. Make sure to set a static
hostname using `--hostname` when creating a Docker container, otherwise Docker
will assign a random hostname each time.