From 8c9c3ce94d5d3370dbf07d41e86eb5c580a6ca9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Jos=C3=A9=20Valim?= Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:48:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify examples --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5d9ce784e..1483cf769 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -234,9 +234,16 @@ The following environment variables configure Livebook: When running Livebook Desktop, Livebook will invoke on boot a file named `~/.livebookdesktop.sh` on macOS or `%USERPROFILE%\.livebookdesktop.bat` on Windows. This file can set environment variables used by Livebook, -such as [the `PATH` environment variable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable)), -or to configure the Erlang VM, for instance, by setting -`ERL_AFLAGS="-proto_dist inet6_tcp"` if you need Livebook to run over IPv6. +such as: + + * [the `PATH` environment variable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable)) + + * set `LIVEBOOK_DISTRIBUTION=name` to enable notebooks to communicate + with nodes in other machines + + * or to configure the Erlang VM, for instance, by setting + `ERL_AFLAGS="-proto_dist inet6_tcp"` if you need Livebook to run over IPv6 + Be careful when modifying said files, Livebook may be unable to start if configured incorrectly.