From a9663efd5b8826489000f0491609dbcbcc19d5ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: McClain Looney <mlooney@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 13:09:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] updated readme for release process (#7)

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 README.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8863740..87b6430 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ Solr for Digital Collections
 
   - Access the solr instance at `http://localhost:8983`
 
+### Making a new release
+
+Build the image as noted, tag with new version.
+
+```
+docker tag <whatever image id> yalelibraryit/dc-solr:v1.0.1
+
+```
+Push newly tagged image to dockerhub
+
+```
+docker push yalelibraryit/dc-solr:v1.0.1
+```
+
+Tag the release in github, and update the .env in camerata.
+
+Since Solr is a stateful application, announce deployment in the
+appropriate channels, as deployment will require some down-time.
+
 ### Stopping the app
  - Stop the solr service
  ```bash