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 Both these commands will use the `borgmatic.d/config.yaml` file you provided, along with the `BORG_PASSPHRASE` and other environment variables in your docker configuration.
 
+> **Note/Gotcha for archive names:** 
+> By default borgmatic uses `{hostname}` for naming (and then pruning, compacting archives). However the docker containers hostname changes every time it's rebuilt. To ensure consistent naming across archives and a properly working prune/compact you should specifically set the archive name in the config.yaml e.g. `archive_name_format: 'my-pc-backup-{now:%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S}`.
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 ## Volumes ##
 
 The following volumes are available for mounting: