Documentation: add note about ping on underlying host

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@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ To use a local icon, first create a Docker mount to `/app/public/icons` and then

 Services may have an optional `ping` property that allows you to monitor the availability of an external host. As of v0.8.0, the ping feature attempts to use a true (ICMP) ping command on the underlying host. Currently, only IPv4 is supported.

+!!! note
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+      Because ping uses the ping command on the underlying host, in some cases you may need to install e.g. the `iputils-ping` package on the host system.
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 ```yaml
 - Group A:
    - Sonarr: