docker install docs: add working example of editing extension templates

ckan · Jul 27, 2017 · 56eb18e · 56eb18e
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@@ -414,6 +414,13 @@ and restart the container::
 .. note:: Mounting host folders as volumes instead of using named volumes may result in a simpler
    development workflow. However, named volumes are Docker's canonical way to persist data.
 
+Alternatively, the files in ``VOL_CKAN_HOME`` are editable by the host's superuser::
+
+    sudo vim $VOL_CKAN_HOME/venv/src/ckanext-datawagovautheme/ckanext/datawagovautheme/templates/package/search.html
+
+A change to HTML templates in docker volumes by the host superuser applies to the CKAN instance
+right away.
+
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 7. Environment variables
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