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@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ installs. Runtime upgrades are separate from this change.
 
 ## Server setup
 
-The live server is Ubuntu 24.04. nginx currently serves
-`/home/mahdi/theread.me/_site`. `/home/mahdi/update-server/update-server.js` exists,
-was not running, and uses a different port from nginx's old `/_update` route.
-Podman is not installed. The new workflow replaces that rebuild hook.
+The server is Ubuntu 24.04. Before this setup, nginx served
+`/home/mahdi/theread.me/_site`. `/home/mahdi/update-server/update-server.js` existed,
+was not running, and used a different port from nginx's old `/_update` route.
+The new workflow replaces that rebuild hook.
 
 1. Install Podman and a Compose provider (`sudo apt-get install podman podman-compose`).
 2. Keep this service in its own checkout, e.g. `/home/mahdi/blog-photo-service`.
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ cd /home/mahdi/blog-photo-service/photo-upload
 cp .env.example .env
 # Adjust absolute paths if needed.
 podman compose config
+systemctl --user enable --now podman.socket
 podman compose up -d --build
 podman compose logs -f publisher
 ```
@@ -104,8 +105,9 @@ For reboot persistence, create `~/.config/systemd/user/blog-photos.service`:
 ```ini
 [Unit]
 Description=Blog photo uploads
-After=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target podman.socket
 Wants=network-online.target
+Requires=podman.socket
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot