diff --git a/ci/jenkins/README.md b/ci/jenkins/README.md
index 47de6ea..1970e8d 100644
--- a/ci/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/ci/jenkins/README.md
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ Save, open the node, and copy its **secret**.
 ### 3. Deploy the agent on Coolify
 
 1. **Create a Docker Compose application** from this repository: build pack
-   Docker Compose, base directory `/`, compose location
-   `/ci/jenkins/docker-compose.yml`. It needs no domain. Under Advanced, turn
-   on **Connect to predefined network**.
+   Docker Compose, base directory **`/ci/jenkins`**, compose location
+   `/docker-compose.yml`. The base directory is the build context, so with
+   `/` the build would pick up the server's `Dockerfile` at the repo root. It
+   needs no domain. Under Advanced, turn on **Connect to predefined network**.
 2. **Set its environment:**
 
    | Variable | Value |
diff --git a/ci/jenkins/docker-compose.yml b/ci/jenkins/docker-compose.yml
index c5d0707..eea0283 100644
--- a/ci/jenkins/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ci/jenkins/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DorkNet build agent on Coolify. Deploy as a Docker Compose application from
-# this repository with compose location /ci/jenkins/docker-compose.yml and
-# "Connect to predefined network" on. It needs no domain: it dials out to
+# this repository with base directory /ci/jenkins, compose location
+# /docker-compose.yml and "Connect to predefined network" on. It needs no domain: it dials out to
 # Jenkins over WebSocket on Docker's internal network. Set the variables in
 # the resource's Environment Variables; see ci/jenkins/README.md.
 services: