Fix #1356 -- Allow to override config file settings with env vars

2020-11-23 12:24:08 +01:00
parent 76c6bbc321
commit 14a66ff80c
3 changed files with 58 additions and 4 deletions
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ The config file may contain the following sections (all settings are optional an
 default values). We suggest that you start from the examples given in one of the
 installation tutorials.

+.. note::
+
+    The configuration file is the recommended way to configure pretix. However, you can
+    also set them through environment variables. In this case, the syntax is
+    ``PRETIX_SECTION_CONFIG``. For example, to configure the setting ``password_reset``
+    from the ``[pretix]`` section, set ``PRETIX_PRETIX_PASSWORD_RESET=off`` in your
+    environment.
+
 pretix settings
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