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 ### Configuration Options
 
-You can pass configuration options to ShareLaTeX as environment variables:
+You can pass the core configuration options to ShareLaTeX as environment variables:
 
 ```
 $ docker run -d \
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 * `SHARELATEX_SECURE_COOKIE`: Set this to something non-zero to use a secure cookie.
   Only use this if your ShareLaTeX instance is running behind a reverse proxy with SSL configured.
 
+Other settings such as email setup need to be edited in the docker container at /etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee. We realise this is not an ideal solution and are working on a more streamlined settings file approach.
+
 ### Creating and Managing users
 
 Uun the following command to create your first user and make them an admin: