A couple of small updates following feedback. We make it even more

clear you have to install it into `/var/docker` and that the SSH
key should be the key itself as a string, not a filename.

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ae8d2146a4e6bc9a4e401e22cfd23fda8832f6c..cc863a902d320fbb1078bf3644612989b6c270f9 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ If you do not do any of the above, as RoboCop once said, ["there will be… trou
 
 The simplest way to get started is the  **standalone** template:
 
-1. **Clone** this project from github: `git clone https://github.com/SamSaffron/discourse_docker.git /var/docker`
+1. **Clone** this project from github into `/var/docker` on your server: `git clone https://github.com/SamSaffron/discourse_docker.git /var/docker`
 2. **Copy** the standalone sample into the containers directory: `cp samples/standalone.yml containers/app.yml`
 3. **Edit** `containers/app.yml` with your environment specific information
   - [bindings](#expose)
-  - [volumes](#volumes) (make sure you create the appropriate directories on the host)
+  - [volumes](#volumes)
 4. **Bootstrap** the image: `sudo ./launcher bootstrap app`
 5. **Start** the image: `sudo ./launcher start app`
 

diff --git a/samples/standalone.yml b/samples/standalone.yml
index 56efaa62e60a910842cdaa8079ca798dc4608356..f9d5f0370947400d5f057fb3d00ff9c15842adf6 100644 (file)
--- a/samples/standalone.yml
+++ b/samples/standalone.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ expose:
 
 params:
   # ssh key so you can log in, a tip, try using the key for root in ~root/.ssh or generate one
-  # using ssh-keygen
+  # using ssh-keygen. This should be a string containing the key contents. For more information
+  # see Troubleshooting in README
   ssh_key: YOUR_SSH_KEY
   # git revision to run
   version: HEAD