diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 297f805f..6a5a914b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
 
 # Docker dev volume
 container_data/
+data/
 
 # Build artifacts
 server/ui
diff --git a/doc/docs/installation/docker-compose.md b/doc/docs/installation/docker-compose.md
index ff094e31..2cbd478f 100644
--- a/doc/docs/installation/docker-compose.md
+++ b/doc/docs/installation/docker-compose.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       # Contains all of watcharr data (database & cache)
       - ./data:/data
+    restart: unless-stopped
 ```
 
 :::danger first account
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 25373445..1ba4b0e5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ version: "3"
 
 services:
   watcharr:
+    # The :latest tag is used for simplicity, it is recommended
+    # to use an actual version, then when updating check the releases for changelogs.
     image: ghcr.io/sbondco/watcharr:latest
     container_name: watcharr
     ports:
       - 3080:3080
     volumes:
-      - ./container_data:/data
+      # Contains all of watcharr data (database & cache)
+      - ./data:/data
+    restart: unless-stopped