1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 67c3bc65f0..017f046c58 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ The following environment variables are supported in `generate` mode:
 * `UID`, `GID`: the user id and group id to use for creating the data
   directories. If unset, and no user is set via `docker run --user`, defaults
   to `991`, `991`.
+* `SYNAPSE_LOG_LEVEL`: the log level to use (one of `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING` or `ERROR`).
+  Defaults to `INFO`.
+* `SYNAPSE_LOG_SENSITIVE`: if set and the log level is set to `DEBUG`, Synapse
+  will log sensitive information such as access tokens.
+  This should not be needed unless you are a developer attempting to debug something
+  particularly tricky.
+
 
 ## Postgres
 
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ If you need to build the image from a Synapse checkout, use the following `docke
  build` command from the repo's root:
 
 ```
-docker build -t matrixdotorg/synapse -f docker/Dockerfile .
+DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t matrixdotorg/synapse -f docker/Dockerfile .
 ```
 
 You can choose to build a different docker image by changing the value of the `-f` flag to