From 9a41e3bc29d395dfc1941b759012e7610b511e2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Koushik Dutta <koushd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 16:29:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] lxc-docker: force container recreate and move watchtower auto
 update into modifiable env.

---
 install/docker/docker-compose.yml                 | 4 +---
 install/docker/install-scrypted-docker-compose.sh | 3 +++
 install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh                 | 5 ++++-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/install/docker/docker-compose.yml b/install/docker/docker-compose.yml
index ad04333d5..fadc44a7b 100644
--- a/install/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/install/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ services:
             # lxc - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
             # lxc - /root/.scrypted/docker-compose.yml:/root/.scrypted/docker-compose.yml
             # lxc - /root/.scrypted/docker-compose.sh:/root/.scrypted/docker-compose.sh
+            # lxc - /root/.scrypted/.env:/root/.scrypted/.env
             # lxc - /mnt:/mnt
 
         # Uncomment the following lines to use Avahi daemon from the host
@@ -129,9 +130,6 @@ services:
             - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=${WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN}
             - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_UPDATE=true
             - WATCHTOWER_SCOPE=scrypted
-            # remove the following line to never allow docker to auto update.
-            # this is not recommended.
-            - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_PERIODIC_POLLS=true
         image: containrrr/watchtower
         container_name: scrypted-watchtower
         restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/install/docker/install-scrypted-docker-compose.sh b/install/docker/install-scrypted-docker-compose.sh
index 33638e08e..e2f5f4677 100755
--- a/install/docker/install-scrypted-docker-compose.sh
+++ b/install/docker/install-scrypted-docker-compose.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ fi
 
 WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=$(echo $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 32)
 echo "WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=$WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN" > $SCRYPTED_HOME/.env
+# remove the following line from .env to disable autoupdates.
+# this is not recommended.
+echo "WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_PERIODIC_POLLS=true" >> $SCRYPTED_HOME/.env
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML=$SCRYPTED_HOME/docker-compose.yml
 curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/koush/scrypted/main/install/docker/docker-compose.yml > $DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML
diff --git a/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh b/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
index 84e6af25f..cfe3ae36d 100644
--- a/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # do not daemonize, when it exits, systemd will restart it.
-docker compose up
+# force a recreate as .env may have changed.
+# furthermore force recreate gets the container back into a known state
+# which is preferable in case the user has made manual changes and then restarts.
+docker compose up --force-recreate