# Docker Gitea, Config/Custom not updating **URL:** \ **Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\ **Created:** [December 10, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/docker-gitea-config-custom-not-updating/1714 "2019-12-10T13:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CRUGG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/crugg/32/4878_2.png) [@CRUGG](https://forum.gitea.com/u/CRUGG)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/docker-gitea-config-custom-not-updating/1714/1 "2019-12-10T13:57:02Z")
Hey there! I use docker to host my instance of Gitea. I changed something to the config file and in the custom folder, but when I restart my instance using `docker-compose down` and `docker-compose up -d` it stays the same and doesn’t update. Does anyone know what causes this and how can I avoid this? My Gitea Version is Gitea Version: `Gitea Version: 1.11.0+dev-399-g7f0d7c0a1`, according to the page footer. ---
**Author:** ![CRUGG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/crugg/32/4878_2.png) [@CRUGG](https://forum.gitea.com/u/CRUGG)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/docker-gitea-config-custom-not-updating/1714/2 "2019-12-24T19:04:51Z")
Does nobody have a solution for this? I really need this issue fixed… ---
**Author:** ![techknowlogick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/techknowlogick/32/4706_2.png) [@techknowlogick](https://forum.gitea.com/u/techknowlogick)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/docker-gitea-config-custom-not-updating/1714/3 "2019-12-28T01:31:45Z")
Per [https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-with-docker/#customization](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-with-docker/#customization) the Custom directory in Docker image is /data/gitea (not /data/gitea/custom), and once you have that directory you can follow this page: [https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea/](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea/) ---
**Author:** ![CRUGG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/crugg/32/4878_2.png) [@CRUGG](https://forum.gitea.com/u/CRUGG)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/docker-gitea-config-custom-not-updating/1714/4 "2019-12-28T11:48:46Z")
But the gitea Folder already has lots of folders and files like sessions, ssh, log, indexers etc. in them