diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index a8d1d767..d0fd9001 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-alias iotstack_up="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml up -d"
-alias iotstack_down="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml down"
-alias iotstack_start="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml start"
-alias iotstack_stop="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml stop"
-alias iotstack_update="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml pull"
-alias iotstack_build="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml build"
-
+IOTSTACK_HOME="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+alias iotstack_up="cd "$IOTSTACK_HOME" && docker-compose up -d --build --remove-orphans"
+alias iotstack_down="cd "$IOTSTACK_HOME" && docker-compose down"
+alias iotstack_start="cd "$IOTSTACK_HOME" && docker-compose start"
+alias iotstack_stop="cd "$IOTSTACK_HOME" && docker-compose stop"
+alias iotstack_pull="cd "$IOTSTACK_HOME" && docker-compose pull"
+alias iotstack_build="cd "$IOTSTACK_HOME" && docker-compose build --pull --no-cache"
+alias iotstack_update_docker_images='f(){ iotstack_pull "$@" && iotstack_build "$@" && iotstack_up "$@"; }; f'
diff --git a/docs/Basic_setup/Docker.md b/docs/Basic_setup/Docker.md
index de97a8c7..b676a1c1 100644
--- a/docs/Basic_setup/Docker.md
+++ b/docs/Basic_setup/Docker.md
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ concern. Then you can enable log-rotation by either:
 
 ## Aliases
 
-Bash aliases for stopping and starting the stack are in the file
-`.bash_aliases`. To use them immediately and in future logins, run in a
-console:
+Bash aliases for stopping and starting the stack and other common operations
+are in the file `.bash_aliases`. To use them immediately and in future logins,
+run in a console:
 
 ``` console
 $ source ~/IOTstack/.bash_aliases
@@ -45,13 +45,16 @@ $ echo ". ~/IOTstack/.bash_aliases" >> ~/.profile
 
 These commands no longer need to be executed from the IOTstack directory and can be executed in any directory
 
-``` console
-alias iotstack_up="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml up -d"
-alias iotstack_down="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml down"
-alias iotstack_start="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml start"
-alias iotstack_stop="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml stop"
-alias iotstack_update="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml pull"
-alias iotstack_build="docker-compose -f ~/IOTstack/docker-compose.yml build"
+``` bash title=".bash_aliases"
+--8<-- ".bash_aliases"
 ```
 
-You can now type `iotstack_up`, they even accept additional parameters `iotstack_stop portainer`
+You can now type `iotstack_up`. The aliases also accept additional parameters,
+e.g. `iotstack_stop portainer`.
+
+The `iotstack_update_docker_images` alias will [update docker images](
+http://localhost:8000/Updates/#recommended-update-only-docker-images) to newest
+released images, build and recreate containers. Do note that using this will
+result in a broken containers from time to time, as upstream may release faulty
+docker images. Have proper backups, or be prepared to manually pin a previous
+release build by editing `docker-compose.yml`.
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 9a4ba449..89cc885d 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ markdown_extensions:
   - pymdownx.highlight:
       pygments_lang_class: true
   - admonition
+  - pymdownx.snippets
   - pymdownx.superfences:
       custom_fences:
         - name: mermaid