Updating SmartCAD

Automatic updates

Watchtower is bundled with SmartCAD and checks for new image versions once per day by default. When an update is available it pulls the new image and restarts the container automatically — no action required.

You can change the check frequency via WATCHTOWER_POLL_INTERVAL in your .env (value in seconds):

# Check every 12 hours instead of once per day
WATCHTOWER_POLL_INTERVAL=43200

Manual update

To pull the latest image and restart immediately:

docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

Check current version

docker image inspect ghcr.io/traditionalism/smart-solutions-backend:latest --format "{{.Created}}"