diff --git a/docs/Installation.md b/docs/Installation.md index f57ef480..93924cb1 100644 --- a/docs/Installation.md +++ b/docs/Installation.md @@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ The default port is 6363, so unless you've changed that, once the server is up a Other options: `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