diff --git a/docs/configuration/processing.md b/docs/configuration/processing.md
index cd1a8321..eeaaa214 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/processing.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/processing.md
@@ -174,6 +174,19 @@ When using `converter: docling-serve`, the VLM calls are made by the docling-ser
 1. Set `DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_REMOTE_SERVICES=true` when running docling-serve
 2. Ensure the VLM endpoint is accessible from where docling-serve is running
 
+**Docker networking:** If docling-serve runs in Docker and your VLM runs on the host, use `host.docker.internal` instead of `localhost`:
+
+```yaml
+picture_description:
+  enabled: true
+  model:
+    provider: ollama
+    name: ministral-3
+    base_url: http://host.docker.internal:11434  # NOT localhost!
+```
+
+See [VLM Picture Description with docling-serve](../remote-processing.md#vlm-picture-description-with-docling-serve) for a complete example.
+
 ### Local vs Remote Processing
 
 **Local processing** (default):
diff --git a/docs/remote-processing.md b/docs/remote-processing.md
index c841c394..9b180209 100644
--- a/docs/remote-processing.md
+++ b/docs/remote-processing.md
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ The easiest way to use haiku.rag with docling-serve is using the slim Docker ima
 See the [official docling-serve repository](https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve) for installation options. The quickest way is using Docker:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -p 5001:5001 -e DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_UI=1 quay.io/docling-project/docling-serve
+docker run -p 5001:5001 quay.io/docling-project/docling-serve
+```
+
+To enable the web UI for debugging:
+
+```bash
+docker run -p 5001:5001 -e DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_UI=true quay.io/docling-project/docling-serve
 ```
 
 ### Configuration
@@ -128,6 +134,79 @@ processing:
 - `false` (default): Tables as narrative text
 - `true`: Tables as markdown format
 
+## VLM Picture Description with docling-serve
+
+When using VLM picture description with docling-serve, the VLM API calls are made by the docling-serve container, not by haiku.rag. This requires additional configuration.
+
+### Enable Remote Services
+
+docling-serve blocks external API calls by default. To enable VLM picture description, start docling-serve with:
+
+```bash
+docker run -p 5001:5001 -e DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_REMOTE_SERVICES=true quay.io/docling-project/docling-serve
+```
+
+### Docker Networking
+
+When docling-serve runs in Docker and your VLM (e.g., Ollama) runs on the host, `localhost` inside the container refers to the container itself, not your host machine.
+
+Use `host.docker.internal` to reach host services from within Docker:
+
+```yaml
+# haiku.rag.yaml
+processing:
+  converter: docling-serve
+  chunker: docling-serve
+  conversion_options:
+    picture_description:
+      enabled: true
+      model:
+        provider: ollama
+        name: ministral-3
+        base_url: http://host.docker.internal:11434  # NOT localhost!
+```
+
+### Complete Example
+
+1. Start Ollama with a vision model on your host:
+
+```bash
+ollama pull ministral-3
+ollama serve
+```
+
+2. Start docling-serve with remote services enabled:
+
+```bash
+docker run -p 5001:5001 -e DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_REMOTE_SERVICES=true quay.io/docling-project/docling-serve
+```
+
+3. Configure haiku.rag:
+
+```yaml
+# haiku.rag.yaml
+processing:
+  converter: docling-serve
+  chunker: docling-serve
+  conversion_options:
+    picture_description:
+      enabled: true
+      model:
+        provider: ollama
+        name: ministral-3
+        base_url: http://host.docker.internal:11434
+
+providers:
+  docling_serve:
+    base_url: http://localhost:5001
+```
+
+4. Add a document:
+
+```bash
+haiku-rag add-src document.pdf
+```
+
 ## Resources
 
 - [docling-serve GitHub](https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve)