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diff --git a/src/types.db.pod b/src/types.db.pod
index ef1550ca..a46eb41c 100644
--- a/src/types.db.pod
+++ b/src/types.db.pod
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ happen. See L<rrdcreate(1)> for more details.
 =head1 FILES
 
 The location of the types.db file is defined by the B<TypesDB> configuration
-option (see L<collectd.conf(5)>).
+option (see L<collectd.conf(5)>). It defaults to collectd's shared data
+directory, i.E<nbsp>e. F<I<prefix>/share/collectd/>.
 
 =head1 CUSTOM TYPES
 
 If you want to specify custom types, you should do so by specifying a custom
 file in addition to the default one (see L<FILES>) above. You can do that by
-having multiple B<TypesDB> statements in your configuration file of by
+having multiple B<TypesDB> statements in your configuration file or by
 specifying more than one file in one line.
 
 For example:
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ For example:
  TypesDB "/opt/collectd/share/collectd/types.db"
  TypesDB "/opt/collectd/etc/types.db.custom"
 
+B<Note>: Make sure to make this file available on all systems if you're
+sending values over the network.
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<collectd(1)>,