# Watchtower
Container-based solution for automating Docker container base image updates.
> Intended to be used in homelabs, media centers, local dev environments, and such.
> **Not** recommend in commercial or production environments.
1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
1. [Sources](#sources)
## TL;DR
Setup
```sh
docker run -d --name 'watchtower' -v '/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock' 'containrrr/watchtower'
```
Docker compose:
```yaml
services:
watchtower:
image: containrrr/watchtower
volumes:
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
```
## Further readings
- [Website]
- [Main repository]
### Sources
[main repository]: https://github.com/containrrr/watchtower/
[website]: https://containrrr.dev/watchtower/