diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cd2768..590a5de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,9 +82,22 @@ Newt can integrate with the Docker socket to provide remote inspection of Docker
 
 **Configuration:**
 
-You can specify the Docker socket path using the `--docker-socket` CLI argument or by setting the `DOCKER_SOCKET` environment variable. On most linux systems the socket is `/var/run/docker.sock`
+You can specify the Docker socket path using the `--docker-socket` CLI argument or by setting the `DOCKER_SOCKET` environment variable. On most linux systems the socket is `/var/run/docker.sock`. When deploying newt as a container, you need to mount the host socket as a volume for the newt container to access it. If the Docker socket is not available or accessible, Newt will gracefully disable Docker integration and continue normal operation.
 
-If the Docker socket is not available or accessible, Newt will gracefully disable Docker integration and continue normal operation.
+```yaml
+services:
+  newt:
+    image: fosrl/newt
+    container_name: newt
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+    environment:
+      - PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT=https://example.com
+      - NEWT_ID=2ix2t8xk22ubpfy 
+      - NEWT_SECRET=nnisrfsdfc7prqsp9ewo1dvtvci50j5uiqotez00dgap0ii2
+      - DOCKER_SOCKET=/var/run/docker.sock
+```
 
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