From fb992e31f45541f5f8520fe90867da82f5208ee0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jessikitty <jess.rogerson.29@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:46:28 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Document BACKUP_FOLDER and BACKUP_KEEP

---
 .env.example | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4e8cf90..20059d5 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -17,5 +17,12 @@ UPLOAD_FOLDER=app/static/uploads
 MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH=52428800  # 50MB max file size
 ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS=pdf,png,jpg,jpeg,gif
 
+# Backup Configuration
+# Where backup archives are written. Keep this OUTSIDE app/static/uploads.
+# Docker: point this at a mounted volume, e.g. /data/backups
+BACKUP_FOLDER=backups
+# Archives to retain after a backup started from the admin UI (0 = keep all)
+BACKUP_KEEP=5
+
 # Application Configuration
 SETS_PER_PAGE=20