diff --git a/app/components/MovedNotice.tsx b/app/components/MovedNotice.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc9597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/MovedNotice.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+type MovedNoticeProps = {
+  /** Where this page's content now lives. */
+  href: string;
+  /** Human-readable name of the destination page. */
+  title: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stands in for a page whose content has been superseded by another page.
+ *
+ * The obvious implementation is `redirect()` in the server component, and this
+ * replaces exactly that. It cannot work here: the site is exported as static
+ * HTML (`output: "export"`), so there is no server to issue a 3xx, and Next
+ * renders the thrown redirect as an error document instead. The result was a
+ * page that returned HTTP 200 with an empty `__next_error__` body while still
+ * being listed in sitemap.xml and linked from two live pages, so both readers
+ * and crawlers hit a dead end.
+ *
+ * Rendering real markup serves both: a crawler sees a working link to the
+ * replacement, and a reader who followed a bookmark is forwarded once the
+ * bundle hydrates.
+ */
+export default function MovedNotice({ href, title }: MovedNoticeProps) {
+  const router = useRouter();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    router.replace(href);
+  }, [href, router]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-neutral-900 py-16">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-4 text-center sm:px-6">
+        <h1 className="mb-4 text-3xl font-bold text-white">This page has moved</h1>
+        <p className="mb-8 text-gray-300">
+          Its content now lives in{" "}
+          <Link href={href} className="text-blue-400 underline hover:text-blue-300">
+            {title}
+          </Link>
+          . You should be redirected automatically.
+        </p>
+        <Link
+          href={href}
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-blue-400 bg-blue-500/10 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-blue-200 transition-colors hover:bg-blue-500/20"
+        >
+          Continue to {title}
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/docs/[section]/[[...slug]]/page.tsx b/app/docs/[section]/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
index 7a0a5dc..363c487 100644
--- a/app/docs/[section]/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/docs/[section]/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { notFound, redirect } from 'next/navigation';
+import { notFound } from 'next/navigation';
 import { capitalCase } from 'change-case';
 import { getAllArticlePaths, getArticleByPath } from "../../../services/articleService";
 import { getMetadata } from "../../../services/metadataService";
 import ComingSoon from "../../../components/ComingSoon";
 import CommandSnippet from "../../../components/CommandSnippet";
 import Markdown from "../../../components/Markdown";
+import MovedNotice from "../../../components/MovedNotice";
 
 const dockerQuickRunCommand = `docker run -dt --name documentdb \\
   -p 10260:10260 \\
@@ -19,6 +20,30 @@ const primerPrimaryLinkClass =
 const primerSecondaryLinkClass =
     "font-semibold text-blue-300 transition-colors hover:text-blue-200";
 
+/**
+ * Slugs under /docs/getting-started/ that no longer have their own content and
+ * now point at the page that replaced them. Kept in one place so the metadata
+ * and the rendered notice can never disagree about where a page went.
+ */
+const movedGettingStartedPages: Record<string, { href: string; title: string }> = {
+    'prebuilt-packages': {
+        href: '/docs/getting-started/packages',
+        title: 'Linux Packages Quick Start',
+    },
+    'vscode-extension-guide': {
+        href: '/docs/getting-started/vscode-quickstart',
+        title: 'Visual Studio Code Quick Start',
+    },
+};
+
+function getMovedPage(section: string, slug: string[]) {
+    if (section !== 'getting-started') {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return movedGettingStartedPages[slug[slug.length - 1] ?? ''];
+}
+
 export async function generateStaticParams() {
     const paths = getAllArticlePaths();
 
@@ -37,6 +62,21 @@ interface PageProps {
 
 export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps) {
     const { section, slug = [] } = await params;
+    const movedPage = getMovedPage(section, slug);
+
+    // These URLs stay reachable for old bookmarks and inbound links, but the
+    // content is somewhere else now. Pointing crawlers at the replacement stops
+    // the two copies from competing, and keeps them out of sitemap.xml, which
+    // is generated by reading the robots directive out of the built HTML.
+    if (movedPage) {
+        return {
+            title: `${movedPage.title} - DocumentDB Documentation`,
+            description: `This page has moved to ${movedPage.title}.`,
+            alternates: { canonical: movedPage.href.endsWith('/') ? movedPage.href : `${movedPage.href}/` },
+            robots: { index: false, follow: true },
+        };
+    }
+
     const articleData = getArticleByPath(section, slug);
 
     if (!articleData) {
@@ -59,14 +99,10 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps) {
 
 export default async function ArticlePage({ params }: PageProps) {
     const { section, slug = [] } = await params;
-    const currentSlug = slug[slug.length - 1];
-
-    if (section === 'getting-started' && currentSlug === 'prebuilt-packages') {
-        redirect('/docs/getting-started/packages');
-    }
+    const movedPage = getMovedPage(section, slug);
 
-    if (section === 'getting-started' && currentSlug === 'vscode-extension-guide') {
-        redirect('/docs/getting-started/vscode-quickstart');
+    if (movedPage) {
+        return <MovedNotice href={movedPage.href} title={movedPage.title} />;
     }
 
     const articleData = getArticleByPath(section, slug);
diff --git a/app/lib/releaseInfo.ts b/app/lib/releaseInfo.ts
index 0171b0b..6afc8a4 100644
--- a/app/lib/releaseInfo.ts
+++ b/app/lib/releaseInfo.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,18 @@ export type ReleaseInfo = {
   aptVersion: string;
   /** Extension package version on RPM, e.g. "0.116.0-1.el9". */
   rpmVersion: string;
-  /** Version of every non-extension package, e.g. "0.116.0". */
+  /**
+   * Version of every non-extension package, e.g. "0.116.0".
+   *
+   * The extension keeps the control-file form (`0.116-0`) while the meta,
+   * per-major, gateway, tools and common packages use the flat dotted form.
+   * Pinning examples MUST pick the right one for the package being pinned:
+   * `apt install documentdb-18=0.116-0` fails with "Version '0.116-0' for
+   * 'documentdb-18' was not found", because that package is `0.116.0`.
+   */
   metaVersion: string;
+  /** RPM form of the non-extension packages, e.g. "0.116.0-1". */
+  metaRpmVersion: string;
   releaseUrl: string;
   assetNames: readonly string[];
 };
@@ -33,6 +43,7 @@ export const FALLBACK_RELEASE: ReleaseInfo = {
   aptVersion: "0.116-0",
   rpmVersion: "0.116.0-1.el9",
   metaVersion: "0.116.0",
+  metaRpmVersion: "0.116.0-1",
   releaseUrl: "https://github.com/documentdb/documentdb/releases/tag/v0.116-0",
   assetNames: [],
 };
@@ -103,7 +114,20 @@ export function parseReleaseInfo(payload: unknown): ReleaseInfo {
     firstMatch(names, /^documentdb-(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)-\d+\.noarch\.rpm$/) ??
     FALLBACK_RELEASE.metaVersion;
 
-  return { tagName, aptVersion, rpmVersion, metaVersion, releaseUrl, assetNames: names };
+  // e.g. documentdb-0.116.0-1.noarch.rpm -> 0.116.0-1
+  const metaRpmVersion =
+    firstMatch(names, /^documentdb-(\d+\.\d+\.\d+-\d+)\.noarch\.rpm$/) ??
+    FALLBACK_RELEASE.metaRpmVersion;
+
+  return {
+    tagName,
+    aptVersion,
+    rpmVersion,
+    metaVersion,
+    metaRpmVersion,
+    releaseUrl,
+    assetNames: names,
+  };
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/packages/page.tsx b/app/packages/page.tsx
index 76ae72d..894d735 100644
--- a/app/packages/page.tsx
+++ b/app/packages/page.tsx
@@ -535,27 +535,33 @@ export default function PackagesPage() {
             </summary>
             <div className="mt-4 space-y-4">
               <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">
-                Use the commands below to discover available versions before pinning. The
-                examples name the extension package; substitute{" "}
-                <code className="text-gray-300">{selectedPackageNames}</code> to pin the package
-                your selected target actually installs. Replace{" "}
-                <code className="text-gray-300">&lt;VERSION&gt;</code> with the version string
-                shown by the list command (e.g.{" "}
-                <code className="text-gray-300">{repoAptVersionExample}</code> for APT,{" "}
-                <code className="text-gray-300">{repoRpmVersionExample}</code> for RPM). The
-                package repositories can lag the newest GitHub release, so pin to a version the
-                list command actually shows.
+                Use the commands below to discover available versions before pinning, and pin{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">{selectedPackageNames}</code> — the package your
+                selected target actually installs.
+              </p>
+              <p className="text-sm text-amber-300">
+                The two package families carry <strong>different version strings</strong>, so the
+                right <code className="text-gray-300">&lt;VERSION&gt;</code> depends on which you
+                pin. The extension is{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">{repoAptVersionExample}</code> (APT) /{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">{repoRpmVersionExample}</code> (RPM), while{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">documentdb</code>,{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">documentdb-&lt;pg&gt;</code> and the gateway are{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">{release.metaVersion}</code> (APT) /{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">{release.metaRpmVersion}</code> (RPM). Pinning{" "}
+                <code className="text-gray-300">documentdb-18={repoAptVersionExample}</code>{" "}
+                fails — always take the string the list command prints.
               </p>
               <div>
                 <p className="mb-1 text-xs font-semibold text-gray-400">APT — list then pin</p>
                 <div className="rounded-md border border-neutral-700 bg-black p-3">
                   <code className="text-xs text-green-400 sm:text-sm">
-                    apt-cache madison postgresql-18-documentdb
+                    apt-cache madison {selectedPackageNames}
                   </code>
                 </div>
                 <div className="mt-2 rounded-md border border-neutral-700 bg-black p-3">
                   <code className="text-xs text-green-400 sm:text-sm">
-                    sudo apt install postgresql-18-documentdb=&lt;VERSION&gt;
+                    sudo apt install {selectedPackageNames}=&lt;VERSION&gt;
                   </code>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -563,12 +569,12 @@ export default function PackagesPage() {
                 <p className="mb-1 text-xs font-semibold text-gray-400">RPM — list then pin</p>
                 <div className="rounded-md border border-neutral-700 bg-black p-3">
                   <code className="text-xs text-green-400 sm:text-sm">
-                    dnf --showduplicates list postgresql18-documentdb
+                    dnf --showduplicates list {selectedPackageNames}
                   </code>
                 </div>
                 <div className="mt-2 rounded-md border border-neutral-700 bg-black p-3">
                   <code className="text-xs text-green-400 sm:text-sm">
-                    sudo dnf install postgresql18-documentdb-&lt;VERSION&gt;
+                    sudo dnf install {selectedPackageNames}-&lt;VERSION&gt;
                   </code>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/app/services/articleService.ts b/app/services/articleService.ts
index 7a9e947..cfc85b9 100644
--- a/app/services/articleService.ts
+++ b/app/services/articleService.ts
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@ docker run -dt --name documentdb \\
   -p 10260:10260 \\
   ghcr.io/documentdb/documentdb/documentdb-local:latest \\
   --username <YOUR_USERNAME> \\
-  --password <YOUR_PASSWORD>
+  --password <YOUR_PASSWORD> \\
+  --init-data true
 \`\`\`
 
 > Replace \`<YOUR_USERNAME>\` and \`<YOUR_PASSWORD>\` with your own credentials.
 >
-> DocumentDB Local loads built-in sample data into \`sampledb\` by default. See
-> [DocumentDB Local](/docs/documentdb-local) for \`--skip-init-data\`,
-> \`--init-data-path\`, certificate setup, and additional runtime options.
+> \`--init-data true\` seeds the built-in sample data into \`sampledb\`, which the
+> verification step below queries. It is **not** enabled by default — without it the
+> container starts with no \`sampledb\` and \`use sampledb\` returns nothing. The data is
+> seeded once per data volume; re-create the volume to seed again. See
+> [DocumentDB Local](/docs/documentdb-local) for \`--init-data-path\`, certificate setup,
+> and additional runtime options.
 
 ## Verify the container
 
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ If you prefer certificate validation instead of \`--tlsAllowInvalidCertificates\
 The quick start command above is ideal for disposable local environments. When you need more control:
 
 - Use \`--data-path\` with a mounted host directory to keep data across container restarts
-- Use \`--skip-init-data\` if you want an empty instance instead of the default \`sampledb\` collections
+- Omit \`--init-data true\` if you want an empty instance instead of the \`sampledb\` collections
 - Use \`--init-data-path\` to run your own \`.js\` initialization scripts with \`mongosh\` at startup
 
 The built-in sample dataset includes \`users\`, \`products\`, \`orders\`, and \`analytics\` collections in \`sampledb\`.
@@ -946,17 +950,46 @@ If \`mongosh\` does not connect on the first try:
 - [Samples Gallery](/samples)
 `;
 
-const documentdbLocalDataInitializationContent = `## Data initialization
+const documentdbLocalDataInitializationContent = `## Container image tags
+
+The \`latest\` tag is a convenience alias. Pin an explicit tag for anything reproducible:
+
+| Tag | Contents |
+|---|---|
+| \`ghcr.io/documentdb/documentdb/documentdb-local:pg18-0.116.0\` | DocumentDB 0.116.0 on PostgreSQL 18 |
+| \`…:pg17-0.116.0\` | DocumentDB 0.116.0 on PostgreSQL 17 |
+| \`…:pg16-0.116.0\` · \`…:pg15-0.116.0\` | PostgreSQL 16 and 15 |
+| \`…:latest\` | Currently identical to \`pg17-0.116.0\` |
+
+> \`latest\` tracks **PostgreSQL 17**, while the \`documentdb\` package on Linux pins
+> **PostgreSQL 18**. If you evaluate in Docker and then deploy from packages, you change
+> major version unless you pin the tag deliberately.
+
+Every image records what it was built from:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+docker run --rm --entrypoint cat ghcr.io/documentdb/documentdb/documentdb-local:pg18-0.116.0 /version.txt
+\`\`\`
+
+## Data initialization
+
+DocumentDB Local starts **empty**. Pass \`--init-data true\` to seed a \`sampledb\` database
+with the \`users\`, \`products\`, \`orders\`, and \`analytics\` collections:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+docker run -dt -p 10260:10260 --name documentdb \\
+  ghcr.io/documentdb/documentdb/documentdb-local:latest \\
+  --username <YOUR_USERNAME> --password <YOUR_PASSWORD> --init-data true
+\`\`\`
 
-DocumentDB Local starts with built-in sample data by default. The container creates a
-\`sampledb\` database with the \`users\`, \`products\`, \`orders\`, and \`analytics\`
-collections so you can explore queries right away.
+Seeding happens once per data volume, on a fresh volume. Re-create the volume to seed again.
 
 ### Control initialization behavior
 
 | Requirement | Arg | Env | Default | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
-| Skip built-in sample data | \`--skip-init-data\` | \`SKIP_INIT_DATA\` | \`false\` | Start without loading the default sample collections. |
+| Load built-in sample data | \`--init-data [true\\|false]\` | \`INIT_DATA\` | \`false\` | Seed the \`sampledb\` sample collections on a fresh data volume. |
+| Skip built-in sample data | \`--skip-init-data\` | \`SKIP_INIT_DATA\` | — | Legacy alias for \`--init-data false\`. Does not affect \`--init-data-path\`. |
 | Run custom initialization scripts | \`--init-data-path [PATH]\` | \`INIT_DATA_PATH\` | \`/init_doc_db.d\` | Execute every \`.js\` file in the mounted directory with \`mongosh\`. |
 
 The built-in sample dataset currently includes 5 users, 5 products, 4 orders, and 2
diff --git a/scripts/generate-sitemap.mjs b/scripts/generate-sitemap.mjs
index b4e4f3e..e134566 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-sitemap.mjs
+++ b/scripts/generate-sitemap.mjs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const excludedTopLevelDirectories = new Set([
 ]);
 
 let noindexPagesSkipped = 0;
+const brokenPages = [];
 
 /**
  * True when the page asks crawlers not to index it. Reads the meta tag in
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ function isNoindex(html) {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Detects a page that rendered as Next's error document rather than as content.
+ *
+ * A server-side `redirect()` in a statically exported route cannot redirect —
+ * there is no server — so Next emits an error document instead. It is served
+ * with HTTP 200 and a `<html id="__next_error__">` shell, which means neither a
+ * status-code link check nor a crawler can tell it from a real page. Two such
+ * routes were listed in this sitemap and linked from live pages before this
+ * check existed. Fail the build rather than advertise them again.
+ */
+function isErrorDocument(html) {
+  return /<html[^>]*\bid=["']__next_error__["']/i.test(html);
+}
+
 function xmlEscape(value) {
   return value
     .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
@@ -65,7 +80,10 @@ function collectPages(directory, relativePath = '') {
   const indexFile = path.join(directory, 'index.html');
 
   if (fs.existsSync(indexFile)) {
-    if (isNoindex(fs.readFileSync(indexFile, 'utf8'))) {
+    const html = fs.readFileSync(indexFile, 'utf8');
+    if (isErrorDocument(html)) {
+      brokenPages.push(relativePath === '' ? '/' : `/${relativePath}/`);
+    } else if (isNoindex(html)) {
       noindexPagesSkipped += 1;
     } else {
       pages.push({
@@ -97,6 +115,21 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(outDir)) {
 
 const pages = collectPages(outDir).sort((a, b) => a.url.localeCompare(b.url));
 
+if (brokenPages.length > 0) {
+  console.error(
+    [
+      'These routes rendered as Next error documents rather than as pages:',
+      ...brokenPages.map((url) => `  ${url}`),
+      '',
+      'They would be served with HTTP 200 and an empty body, so neither a status-code',
+      'link check nor a crawler can tell them from real pages. The usual cause is a',
+      'server-side redirect() in a statically exported route, which cannot redirect.',
+      'Render a page instead (see app/components/MovedNotice.tsx).',
+    ].join('\n'),
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
 if (pages.length === 0) {
   console.error('No pages found in out/ - refusing to write an empty sitemap.');
   process.exit(1);