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 ## Setting up the application
 
 * Webui is at `<your-ip>:8888`, for account creation and configuration.
-* Change the location for downloads in the webui settings to /downloads
 * More info on setup at [Resilio Sync][appurl]
 
 ## Info
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     "directory_root_policy" : "belowroot",
     "directory_root" : "/sync/",
-
+    "files_default_path" : "/downloads",
     "webui" :
     {
 	"listen" : "0.0.0.0:8888",