more changes for #118

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@ -348,11 +348,14 @@ PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE=<timezone>
Defaults to UTC.
.. _configuration-polling:
PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING=<num>
If paperless won't find documents added to your consume folder, it might
not be able to automatically detect filesystem changes. In that case,
specify a polling interval in seconds here, which will then cause paperless
to periodically check your consumption directory for changes.
to periodically check your consumption directory for changes. This will also
disable listening for file system changes with ``inotify``.
Defaults to 0, which disables polling and uses filesystem notifications.

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You can use any settings from the file ``paperless.conf`` in this file.
Have a look at :ref:`configuration` to see whats available.
.. caution::
Certain file systems such as NFS network shares don't support file system
notifications with ``inotify``. When storing the consumption directory
on such a file system, paperless will be unable to pick up new files
with the default configuration. You will need to use ``PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING``,
which will disable inotify. See :ref:`here <configuration-polling>`.
4. Run ``docker-compose up -d``. This will create and start the necessary
containers. This will also build the image of paperless if you grabbed the