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Merge pull request #1110 from RichardScothern/env-var-clarification

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Clearer documentation around environment variable overrides
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Olivier Gambier 2015-10-19 14:53:20 -07:00
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@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ To override this value, set an environment variable like this:
This variable overrides the `/var/lib/registry` value to the `/somewhere` This variable overrides the `/var/lib/registry` value to the `/somewhere`
directory. directory.
>**NOTE**: It is highly recommended to create a base configuration file with which environment variables can be used to tweak individual values. Overriding configuration sections with environment variables is not recommended.
## Overriding the entire configuration file ## Overriding the entire configuration file
If the default configuration is not a sound basis for your usage, or if you are having issues overriding keys from the environment, you can specify an alternate YAML configuration file by mounting it as a volume in the container. If the default configuration is not a sound basis for your usage, or if you are having issues overriding keys from the environment, you can specify an alternate YAML configuration file by mounting it as a volume in the container.