Make distroless the sole latest image and default Compose runtime

README.md

@@ -24,26 +24,32 @@ are uploaded to Gitea, and no local container builds are required.
 # Latest 0.16 version caveat
  - since version 0.16 explicitly set `network.bind_address.set = 0.0.0.0`, when ipv6 is disabled on kernel.
 
-## Distroless variant
+## Distroless runtime
 
-`docker.io/k2patel/rtorrent:distroless` is built separately using the manual
-**Build Distroless rTorrent** workflow. It preserves the Alpine 3.24 rTorrent
-binary, musl libraries, CA certificates and timezone/terminal data in a `scratch`
-final image. It contains no shell, package manager, BusyBox, or build tools.
-A small native launcher removes the stale session lock and execs rTorrent,
-so signals go directly to rTorrent. It also provides the shell-free TCP healthcheck.
+`docker.io/k2patel/rtorrent:latest` is the only maintained image variant.
+The default Dockerfile exports the Alpine 3.24 rTorrent binary, musl libraries,
+CA certificates and timezone/terminal data into a `scratch` image. It contains
+no shell, package manager, BusyBox, or build tools. The native launcher removes
+the stale session lock and execs rTorrent; it also supplies the TCP health check.
+CI starts rTorrent and verifies an SCGI XML-RPC request before publication.
 
-CI tests the assembled filesystem by starting rTorrent and making an SCGI XML-RPC
-request before publishing. The working `latest` tag is independent.
-
-Your mounted `rtorrent.rc` must not depend on shell commands or utilities missing
-from this image (including `execute` hooks). Review those hooks before switching.
-Existing mount paths, SCGI port 5001, root UID and `HOME=/root` are preserved.
-Use the Compose overlay to replace the shell-based healthcheck:
+Use the default Compose file with the existing `.env` and mounted data:
 
 ```sh
-docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.distroless.yml up -d
+docker compose pull
+docker compose up -d --force-recreate
 ```
 
-The overlay also selects the separate Flood distroless image. Keep the same `.env`
-values and mounted data. To roll back, use the base Compose file with `:latest`.
+For an existing custom Compose file, use `:latest` for both images and replace
+any shell-based rTorrent health check with:
+
+```yaml
+healthcheck:
+  test: ["CMD", "/usr/local/bin/rtorrent-entrypoint", "--healthcheck"]
+```
+
+The separate `:distroless` tag and Compose overlay are retired. Both services in
+the default Compose file now use distroless `:latest`. Root UID, HOME=/root,
+SCGI port 5001, download paths and the session volume remain supported.
+Mounted `rtorrent.rc` execute hooks must use programs available in the image;
+shell commands and arbitrary external utilities are unavailable.