Update docs for netrc usage in Docker context #1384

Signed-off-by: Jono Yang <[email protected]>
aboutcode-org · Sep 16, 2024 · 7b4abc5 · 7b4abc5
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@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ location on disk using::
 
     SCANCODEIO_NETRC_LOCATION="~/.netrc"
 
+If you are deploying ScanCode.io using Docker and you wish to use a netrc file,
+you can provide it to the Docker container by moving the netrc file to
+``/etc/scancodeio/.netrc`` and then updating the ``.env`` file with the line::
+
+    SCANCODEIO_NETRC_LOCATION="/etc/scancodeio/.netrc"
+
 .. _scancodeio_settings_skopeo_credentials:
 
 SCANCODEIO_SKOPEO_CREDENTIALS