Isomorphic docker (#1124)

[lemmy.git] / docs / src / administration_configuration.md

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 # Configuration
 
-The configuration is based on the file [defaults.hjson](server/config/defaults.hjson). This file also contains documentation for all the available options. To override the defaults, you can copy the options you want to change into your local `config.hjson` file. 
+The configuration is based on the file
+[defaults.hjson](https://yerbamate.dev/LemmyNet/lemmy/src/branch/main/config/defaults.hjson).
+This file also contains documentation for all the available options. To override the defaults, you
+can copy the options you want to change into your local `config.hjson` file.
 
-Additionally, you can override any config files with environment variables. These have the same name as the config options, and are prefixed with `LEMMY_`. For example, you can override the `database.password` with 
-`LEMMY__DATABASE__POOL_SIZE=10`.
+To use a different `config.hjson` location than the current directory, set the environment variable `LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION`. Make sure you copy the `defaults.hjson` if you do this, otherwise you will be missing settings.
 
-An additional option `LEMMY_DATABASE_URL` is available, which can be used with a PostgreSQL connection string like `postgres://lemmy:password@lemmy_db:5432/lemmy`, passing all connection details at once.
+Additionally, you can override any config files with environment variables. These have the same
+name as the config options, and are prefixed with `LEMMY_`. For example, you can override the
+`database.password` with `LEMMY_DATABASE__POOL_SIZE=10`.
 
-If the Docker container is not used, manually create the database specified above by running the following commands:
+An additional option `LEMMY_DATABASE_URL` is available, which can be used with a PostgreSQL
+connection string like `postgres://lemmy:password@lemmy_db:5432/lemmy`, passing all connection
+details at once.
+
+If the Docker container is not used, manually create the database specified above by running the
+following commands:
 
 ```bash
 cd server