diff --git a/elastalert/README.md b/elastalert/README.md
index de277a7..6498218 100644
--- a/elastalert/README.md
+++ b/elastalert/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 ElastAlert
 ==========
 
-http://elastalert.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+[ElastAlert][1] is a simple framework for alerting on anomalies, spikes, or other
+patterns of interest from data in Elasticsearch.
+
+## up and running
 
 ```bash
 $ docker-compose up -d
@@ -9,5 +12,9 @@ $ docker-compose exec elastalert sh
 >>> cd /opt/elastalert/rules
 >>> elastalert-test-rule xxx.yaml
 >>> exit
-$ docker-compose restart
 ```
+
+> ElastAlert will also load new rules, stop running missing rules, and restart
+> modified rules as the files in this folder change.
+
+[1]: http://elastalert.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
diff --git a/elastalert/docker-compose.yml b/elastalert/docker-compose.yml
index e1e5a06..0e9d414 100644
--- a/elastalert/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/elastalert/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 elastalert:
-  image: bitsensor/elastalert
+  image: bitsensor/elastalert:2.0.0
   ports:
     - "3030:3030"
+    - "3333:3333"
   volumes:
     - ./data/config.yaml:/opt/elastalert/config.yaml
     - ./data/rules:/opt/elastalert/rules
-  environment:
-    - ES_HOST=elasticsearch
-    - ES_PORT=9200
   external_links:
     - elk_elasticsearch_1:elasticsearch
+# extra_hosts:
+#   - elasticsearch:1.2.3.4
   restart: always