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@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ Using the `UPDATE_IP` variable whatever its value (`ipv4`, `ipv6` or `both`) use
 
 Omitting the `UPDATE_IP` variable uses DuckDNS for detection and only supports IPv4.
 
- 
 ## Read-Only Operation
 
 This image can be run with a read-only container filesystem. For details please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/read-only/).
@@ -79,6 +78,9 @@ This image can be run with a read-only container filesystem. For details please
 
 To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.
 
+>[!NOTE]
+>Unless a parameter is flaged as 'optional', it is *mandatory* and a value must be provided.
+
 ### docker-compose (recommended, [click here for more info](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose))
 
 ```yaml