Do I still need to run Watchtower?

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Sorry for the utterly basic question, but I read somewhere that the Docker Storagenode image now updates itself.
Does this mean I no longer need to run Watchtower and the nodes will update themselves?

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Hi @ACarneiro

Short answer is yes, as that updates the base image.

@Alexey is likely to know more about this :slight_smile:

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Hi ACarneiro,

ItsHass is correct. The node software itself will update itself. However, the base image may need to be updated from time to time for patching to the OS/Libraries it uses to support the application. It will be updated less frequently than the application itself. It’s a good idea to continue to run Watchtower to get these updates otherwise a future update of the node software may not function properly without it.

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Thank you for that. I’ll keep it running as always :slight_smile:

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But how to update the docker image in an easy matter? By stopping it, removing it and rerun or is there a better way?

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The easiest way is to use watchtower. :wink:

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Old question, just to keep updated. Still need to configure watchtower on server? If I have more then one node can I configure it in a easy way without write every single node?
Interval suggested?

Thanks

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Please look into the link, I had the same question a few days ago…

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if I have 200 nodes? Without specify every single node will it update every containers?

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Yes, if you don’t specify containers, everything running in docker will be updated. But if you want to update only the watchtower and/or storage nodes, you need to provide all of them (their names) as an argument.

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