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`SYNO_THUMBS=True` - Tells Damselfly to use existing Synology thumbnails (which are generated by DSM's indexing process) and to generate new thumbs in the same format.

## Support for Multiple Root Folders

Damselfly works by scanning the entire directory tree under one top-level folder. However, some people may have multiple folders - some on different mounts/shares - they want to include in their library. If you want this, the simplest way is to mount them as subfolders under the /pictures folder in the docker container.

```
volumes:
- /volume1/dockerdata/damselfly:/config
- /volume1/dockerdata/damselfly/thumbs:/thumbs
- /volume1/photo:/pictures/photos
- /volume2/otherimages:/pictures/other
- /volume2/familypics:/pictures/familypics
```
## FileWatcher INotify Limits

Damselfly uses OS-level filewatcher triggers to monitor your library for changes. One watcher is created for each folder in your
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