diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48af05c..31221b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ The suite is organized into three independent but complementary scripts, each ma
 - Web UI for managing all aspects of the router (VLANs, reservations, blocklists, VPN, DDNS, firewall, and more) without editing JSON by hand
 - Runs as a Docker container alongside the existing scripts
 - Changes made in the dashboard are queued and applied to the live system automatically via a 1-minute systemd timer
-- Set up via `install.py`, which configures SMTP, generates a secret key, and starts the container
 
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@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ These packages are required. `install.py` checks that they are installed and wil
 | `avahi-daemon` | mDNS reflector for cross-VLAN service discovery | `core.py` |
 | `wireguard-tools` | WireGuard VPN (`wg`, `wg-quick`) | `core.py` (when WireGuard VLANs are configured) |
 | `docker` | Runs the Routlin Dashboard container | `install.py` (dashboard only) |
+| `caddy` | Reverse proxy for external HTTPS access to the dashboard | `install.py` (external access only) |
 
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@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ All configuration lives in two JSON files. Edit these to match your network befo
 | `.dashboard-done` | UUIDs of already-processed queue entries; prevents duplicate execution. |
 | `.dashboard-last-run` | Epoch timestamp of the last timer execution. |
 | `.dashboard-lock` | PID lock file preventing concurrent timer runs. |
+| `.dns-metrics` | Cumulative lifetime DNS metrics across all VLAN instances. Created and updated each time `--view-metrics` is run. |
 | `.ddns-last-ip-*` | Cached public IP per DDNS provider. Managed by `ddns.py`. |
 | `.ddns-last-service` | Tracks IP-check service rotation. Managed by `ddns.py`. |
 
diff --git a/routlin/install.py b/routlin/install.py
index 1b98ed5..a53f58b 100644
--- a/routlin/install.py
+++ b/routlin/install.py
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ def setup_docker_compose():
     COMPOSE_FILE.write_text(content)
     print(f"\n  Written: {COMPOSE_FILE}")
 
+    print("\n  Stopping existing container...")
+    subprocess.run(["docker", "compose", "down"], cwd=COMPOSE_FILE.parent, check=False)
+
     print("\n  Starting dashboard container...")
     compose_dir = COMPOSE_FILE.parent
     result = subprocess.run(