Auto-merging via docker-versions-create

README.md

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 This docker image provides a Minecraft Server that will automatically download the latest stable
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 To use a different Minecraft version, pass the `VERSION` environment variable, which can have the value
 
-* LATEST
+* LATEST (the default)
 * SNAPSHOT
-* (or a specific version, such as "1.7.9")
+* or a specific version, such as "1.7.9"
 
 For example, to use the latest snapshot:
 
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     docker run -d -e VERSION=1.7.9 ...
 
+When using "LATEST" or "SNAPSHOT" an upgrade can be performed by simply restarting the container. 
+During the next startup, if a newer version is available from the respective release channel, then
+the new server jar file is downloaded and used. _NOTE: over time you might see older versions of
+the server jar remain in the `/data` directory. It is safe to remove those._
+
 ## Healthcheck
 
 This image contains [Dinnerbone's mcstatus](https://github.com/Dinnerbone/mcstatus) and uses