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| author | Tyler Hoang <tyler@tylerhoang.xyz> | 2026-07-09 21:49:56 -0700 |
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| committer | Tyler Hoang <tyler@tylerhoang.xyz> | 2026-07-09 21:49:56 -0700 |
| commit | 1d043702ef136e8f2e516c5304a57be5718f1f6f (patch) | |
| tree | 9b3ad070f11dad5994c58acd41a15db8043745aa /watchtower/README.md | |
12 services: adguard, ampache, azuracast, flood, glance, glances,
grafana, immich, invidious, jellyfin, openwebui, watchtower
Each service includes a docker-compose.yml, README.md with setup
instructions, and .env.example where applicable.
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diff --git a/watchtower/README.md b/watchtower/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d3bc8b --- /dev/null +++ b/watchtower/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Watchtower + +Automatically updates running Docker containers to the latest image versions. + +## Setup + +1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`: + ``` + cp .env.example .env + ``` + +2. Edit `.env` with your SMTP credentials for email notifications. + +3. Start: + ``` + docker compose up -d + ``` + +## What to Configure + +- **`.env`** — All SMTP settings. Watchtower will send email notifications after updates (or if updates fail). +- **Schedule** — `WATCHTOWER_SCHEDULE=0 0 4 * * 0` runs every Sunday at 4 AM. Uses 6-field cron. Change as desired. +- **Docker socket** — Mounts `/var/run/docker.sock`. Required for Watchtower to manage containers. +- **Cleanup** — `WATCHTOWER_CLEANUP=true` removes old images after updates. Set to `false` if you want to keep them. +- **Scope labels** — To exclude a container from auto-updates, add `com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.scope=ignore` to its container labels. |
