diff --git a/DOCKER.md b/DOCKER.md
index 1df50bd11b1c33caa56457d63dc98f56235878e9..8ec48fde469e4fbed269bc8143a94376919f0c0d 100644
--- a/DOCKER.md
+++ b/DOCKER.md
@@ -19,9 +19,15 @@ docker run --rm --gpus all fsstud.is.uni-due.de:5050/hn250lo/nvgpu nvl
 # run agent
 docker run --rm --gpus all -p 1080:80 fsstud.is.uni-due.de:5050/hn250lo/nvgpu
 
+# run agent as daemon with name
+docker run -d --restart always --name=nvgpu-agent --gpus all -p 1080:80 fsstud.is.uni-due.de:5050/hn250lo/nvgpu
+
 # run the master with agents specified in ~/nvgpu_master.cfg
 docker run --rm --gpus all -p 1080:80 -v $(pwd)/nvgpu_master.cfg:/etc/nvgpu.cfg fsstud.is.uni-due.de:5050/hn250lo/nvgpu
 
+# run the master as daemon with name and agents specified in ~/nvgpu_master.cfg
+docker run -d --restart always --name=nvgpu-master --gpus all -p 1080:80 -v $(pwd)/nvgpu_master.cfg:/etc/nvgpu.cfg fsstud.is.uni-due.de:5050/hn250lo/nvgpu
+
 open http://localhost:1080
 ```