# Manually update Discourse and Docker image to latest

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-update-discourse-and-docker-image-to-latest/23325
**Category:** Self-Hosting
**Tags:** how-to
**Created:** [December 21, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-update-discourse-and-docker-image-to-latest/23325 "2014-12-21T23:47:15Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-update-discourse-and-docker-image-to-latest/23325/279 "2024-02-04T07:17:25Z")

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> [@sam](#):
>
> Due to the way docker packaging has changed you may also have to update your docker from lxc-docker or docker-engine packages. One way to do that is via the Docker script here (it will warn about an existing install but should upgrade ok):
> 
> ```plaintext
> wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh
> 
> ```
> 
> This will now use the docker-ce main versions.

I’ve had a report of this causing an issue when run. I don’t think I’ve ever used it myself in the couple of years of having a DO test site.

Does anyone have any recent experience of it to say whether it’s still relevant advice or not?

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I’ve just had a browse of the deleted posts and I found a couple where that part of the guide was raised before \[1\] and it seems @MarkDoerr ran it with no issues.

Though I’m still unsure if when/under what circumstances you’d be required to run it? Do I have too much faith in [Docker Manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-manager/12655)?

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1. I’ve undeleted them

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