diff --git a/contrib/docker/README.md b/contrib/docker/README.md
index af102f7594..89c1518bd0 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/README.md
+++ b/contrib/docker/README.md
@@ -1,39 +1,26 @@
+
 # Synapse Docker
 
-FIXME: this is out-of-date as of
-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5518. Contributions to bring it up
-to date would be welcome.
-
-### Automated configuration
-
-It is recommended that you use Docker Compose to run your containers, including
-this image and a Postgres server. A sample ``docker-compose.yml`` is provided,
-including example labels for reverse proxying and other artifacts.
-
-Read the section about environment variables and set at least mandatory variables,
-then run the server:
-
-```
-docker-compose up -d
-```
-
-If secrets are not specified in the environment variables, they will be generated
-as part of the startup. Please ensure these secrets are kept between launches of the
-Docker container, as their loss may require users to log in again.
-
-### Manual configuration
+### Configuration
 
 A sample ``docker-compose.yml`` is provided, including example labels for
 reverse proxying and other artifacts. The docker-compose file is an example,
 please comment/uncomment sections that are not suitable for your usecase.
 
 Specify a ``SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH``, preferably to a persistent path,
-to use manual configuration. To generate a fresh ``homeserver.yaml``, simply run:
+to use manual configuration.
+
+To generate a fresh `homeserver.yaml`, you can use the `generate` command.
+(See the [documentation](../../docker/README.md#generating-a-configuration-file)
+for more information.) You will need to specify appropriate values for at least the
+`SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME` and `SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS` environment variables. For example:
 
 ```
-docker-compose run --rm -e SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME=my.matrix.host synapse generate
+docker-compose run --rm -e SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME=my.matrix.host -e SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS=yes synapse generate
 ```
 
+(This will also generate necessary signing keys.)
+
 Then, customize your configuration and run the server:
 
 ```
diff --git a/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml b/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 1e4ee43758..72c87054e5 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     # See the readme for a full documentation of the environment settings
     environment:
-      - SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME=my.matrix.host
-      - SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS=no
-      - SYNAPSE_ENABLE_REGISTRATION=yes
-      - SYNAPSE_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=changeme
+      - SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/homeserver.yaml
     volumes:
       # You may either store all the files in a local folder
+      - ./matrix-config:/etc
       - ./files:/data
       # .. or you may split this between different storage points
       # - ./files:/data
@@ -35,9 +32,23 @@ services:
       - 8448:8448/tcp
     # ... or use a reverse proxy, here is an example for traefik:
     labels:
+      # The following lines are valid for Traefik version 1.x:
       - traefik.enable=true
       - traefik.frontend.rule=Host:my.matrix.Host
       - traefik.port=8008
+      # Alternatively, for Traefik version 2.0:
+      - traefik.enable=true
+      - traefik.http.routers.http-synapse.entryPoints=http
+      - traefik.http.routers.http-synapse.rule=Host(`my.matrix.host`)
+      - traefik.http.middlewares.https_redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https
+      - traefik.http.middlewares.https_redirect.redirectscheme.permanent=true
+      - traefik.http.routers.http-synapse.middlewares=https_redirect
+      - traefik.http.routers.https-synapse.entryPoints=https
+      - traefik.http.routers.https-synapse.rule=Host(`my.matrix.host`)
+      - traefik.http.routers.https-synapse.service=synapse
+      - traefik.http.routers.https-synapse.tls=true
+      - traefik.http.services.synapse.loadbalancer.server.port=8008
+      - traefik.http.routers.https-synapse.tls.certResolver=le-ssl
 
   db:
     image: docker.io/postgres:10-alpine