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 You can pull the image from `rehashedsalt/9iron`. The `:latest` tag will always have the latest git tag applied and the `:bleeding` tag will always be the latest *commit*.
 
-The following directories contain stateful content that you will be interested in keeping in a PV:
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-* `/var/www/html/files`
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 The image listens on `:80` and does not terminate SSL; proxy connections if you're interested in that.
 
 ## Random Subtitles
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