diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf491d5..294c743 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 ## What is this?
 
-This repository allows you to quickly install Apache Solr for Drupal 9 into a [Ddev](https://ddev.readthedocs.io) project using just `ddev get drud/ddev-drupal9-solr`. It follows the [Setting up Solr (single core) - the classic way](https://git.drupalcode.org/project/search_api_solr/-/blob/4.x/README.md#setting-up-solr-single-core-the-classic-way) recipe.
+This repository allows you to quickly install Apache Solr for Drupal 9+ into a [Ddev](https://ddev.readthedocs.io) project using just `ddev get drud/ddev-drupal9-solr`. It follows the [Setting up Solr (single core) - the classic way](https://git.drupalcode.org/project/search_api_solr/-/blob/4.x/README.md#setting-up-solr-single-core-the-classic-way) recipe.
 
-## Installation on Drupal 9
+## Installation on Drupal 9+
 
 1. `ddev get drud/ddev-drupal9-solr && ddev restart`
 1. You may need to install the relevant Drupal requirements: `ddev composer require drush/drush:* drupal/search_api_solr`
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ This repository allows you to quickly install Apache Solr for Drupal 9 into a [D
 
 ## Explanation
 
-This is the classic Drupal solr:8 recipe used for a long time by Drupal users and compatible with search_api_solr. 
+This is the classic Drupal `solr:8` image recipe used for a long time by Drupal users and compatible with `search_api_solr`. 
 
 * It installs a [`.ddev/docker-compose.solr.yaml`](docker-compose.solr.yaml) using the solr:8 docker image.
-* A standard Drupal 9 solr configuration is included in [.ddev/solr/conf](solr/conf).
-* A [.ddev/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh](solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh) is included and mounted into the solr container so that you can change solr config in .ddev/solr/conf with just a `ddev restart`.
+* A standard Drupal 9+ Solr configuration is included in [.ddev/solr/conf](solr/conf).
+* A [.ddev/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh](solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh) is included and mounted into the Solr container so that you can change Solr config in `.ddev/solr/conf` with just a `ddev restart`.
 
 ## Interacting with Apache Solr
 
@@ -33,7 +33,20 @@ This is the classic Drupal solr:8 recipe used for a long time by Drupal users an
 * To access the Solr container from inside the web container use: `http://solr:8983/solr/`
 * A Solr core is automatically created by default with the name "dev"; it can be accessed (from inside the web container) at the URL: `http://solr:8983/solr/dev` or from the host at `http://<projectname>.ddev.site:8983/solr/#/~cores/dev`. You can obviously create other cores to meet your needs.
 
+## Alternate Core Name
+
+If you want to use a core name other than the default "dev", add a `.ddev/docker-compose.solr-env.yaml` with these contents, using the core name you want to use:
+```
+services:
+  solr:
+    environment:
+    - SOLR_CORENAME=somecorename
+```
+1. Remove the #ddev-generated at the top of the file.
+2. Change SOLR_CORE environment variable in the `environment:` section.
+3. Change your Drupal configuration to use the new core.
+
 ## Caveats
-* This recipe won't work with versions of solr before solr:8, and Acquia and Pantheon.io hosting require versions from 3 to 7. You'll want to see the [contributed recipes](https://github.com/drud/ddev-contrib) for older versions of solr.
+* This recipe won't work with versions of Solr before `solr:8`, and Acquia and Pantheon.io hosting require versions from 3 to 7. You'll want to see the [contributed recipes](https://github.com/drud/ddev-contrib) for older versions of solr.
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.solr.yaml b/docker-compose.solr.yaml
index d9f5413..43f2b8c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.solr.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.solr.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# DDev Apache Solr recipe file.
+# DDEV Apache Solr recipe file.
 #ddev-generated
 #
 #
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #   accessed at the URL: http://solr:8983/solr/dev (inside web container)
 #   or at http://myproject.ddev.site:8983/solr/dev (on the host)
 
-version: '3.6'
-
 services:
   solr:
     # Name of container using standard ddev convention
@@ -70,7 +68,9 @@ services:
       # `chmod +x solr
       - "./solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d"
 
-    entrypoint: [ "sh", "-c", "docker-entrypoint.sh solr-precreate dev /solr-conf" ]
+    # The odd need to use $$SOLR_CORENAME here is explained in
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/48189916/215713
+    entrypoint:  'bash -c "VERBOSE=yes docker-entrypoint.sh solr-precreate $${SOLR_CORENAME:-dev} /solr-conf"'
 
     external_links:
       - "ddev-router:${DDEV_SITENAME}.${DDEV_TLD}"
diff --git a/install.yaml b/install.yaml
index 0994a9c..d543aee 100644
--- a/install.yaml
+++ b/install.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ pre_install_actions:
 
 # files and directories listed here are copied into .ddev
 project_files:
-- solr
+- solr/conf
+- solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh
 - docker-compose.solr.yaml
 
 post_install_actions:
diff --git a/solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh b/solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh
index 2ac0dff..1d4c374 100644
--- a/solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh
+++ b/solr/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/solr-configupdate.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #ddev-generated
 set -e
 
-# Ensure "dev" core config is always up to date even after the
+# Ensure "dev" (or alternate SOLR_CORENAME) core config is always up to date even after the
 # core has been created. This does not execute the first time,
 # when solr-precreate has not yet run.
-CORENAME=dev
+CORENAME=${SOLR_CORENAME:-dev}
 if [ -d /var/solr/data/${CORENAME}/conf ]; then
     cp /solr-conf/conf/* /var/solr/data/${CORENAME}/conf
 fi