diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 229fba6..e6489bb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,18 +19,12 @@ RUN go build -o server main.go
 # Final Stage
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-# Create non-root user
-RUN addgroup -g 1000 appuser && \
-    adduser -D -u 1000 -G appuser appuser
-
-WORKDIR /home/appuser
+WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/server .
 
 # Create directory for sqlite db
-RUN mkdir -p data && chown -R appuser:appuser /home/appuser
-
-USER appuser
+RUN mkdir -p data
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e661b8..0aedb37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The server will start on port 8000 with an interactive REPL for user management.
 docker build -t calspot .
 
 # Run the container
-docker run -it -p 8000:8000 -v $(pwd)/data:/home/appuser/data calspot
+docker run -it -p 8000:8000 -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data calspot
 ```
 
 ## User Management (REPL)