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+Added warning about _protected/music location in nginx configuration (#247)
diff --git a/docs/installation/index.rst b/docs/installation/index.rst
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@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ Then, download our sample virtualhost file and proxy conf:
 Ensure static assets and proxy pass match your configuration, and check the configuration is valid with ``nginx -t``.
 If everything is fine, you can restart your nginx server with ``service nginx restart``.
 
+.. warning::
+
+    If you plan to use to in-place import, ensure the alias value
+    in the ``_protected/music`` location matches your MUSIC_DIRECTORY_SERVE_PATH
+    env var.
+
+
 Apache2
 ^^^^^^^