diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
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 ## Bitwarden_RS Configuration File
 ## Uncomment any of the following lines to change the defaults
+## 
+## Be aware that most of these settings will be overridden if they were changed 
+## in the admin interface. Those overrides are stored within DATA_FOLDER/config.json .
 
 ## Main data folder
 # DATA_FOLDER=data