Fixing docker install instructions for pictshare. #831

[lemmy.git] / docs / src / administration_install_docker.md

diff --git a/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md b/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md
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--- a/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md
+++ b/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md
@@ -1,29 +1,39 @@
 # Docker Installation
 
-Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed:
+Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed. On Ubuntu, just run `apt install docker-compose docker.io`. Next, 
 
 ```bash
-mkdir lemmy/
-cd lemmy/
+# create a folder for the lemmy files. the location doesnt matter, you can put this anywhere you want
+mkdir /lemmy
+cd /lemmy
+
+# download default config files
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/lemmy.hjson
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/iframely.config.local.js
-# Edit lemmy.hjson, and docker-compose.yml to do more configuration (like adding a custom password)
-docker-compose up -d
+
+# Set correct permissions for pictrs folder
+mkdir -p volumes/pictrs
+sudo chown -R 991:991 volumes/pictrs
 ```
 
-and go to http://localhost:8536.
+After this, have a look at the [config file](administration_configuration.md) named `lemmy.hjson`, and adjust it, in particular the hostname, and possibly the db password. Then run:
 
-[A sample nginx config](/ansible/templates/nginx.conf) (Note: Avatar / Image uploading won't work without this), could be setup with:
+`docker-compose up -d`
+
+To make Lemmy available outside the server, you need to setup a reverse proxy, like Nginx. [A sample nginx config](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
 
 ```bash
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
 # Replace the {{ vars }}
 sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
 ```
+
+You will also need to setup TLS, for example with [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/). After this you need to restart Nginx to reload the config.
+
 ## Updating
 
-To update to the newest version, run:
+To update to the newest version, you can manually change the version in `docker-compose.yml`. Alternatively, fetch the latest version from our git repo:
 
 ```bash
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml