From 534d4e2093d3a1c1819e7be7889cb42c8683c8a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Senescu <bensenescu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:10:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify updating docker self hosted instances

---
 README.md | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4211a3e..bc1152c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ By default, `compose.yaml` pulls the published image from GHCR:
 
 - `ghcr.io/every-app/open-seo:latest`
 
+To update to the newest published image, pull first and then restart:
+
+```sh
+docker compose pull
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Or use a single command:
+
+```sh
+docker compose up -d --pull always
+```
+
 Use a pinned version tag in `.env` if preferred:
 
 ```sh