diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1be2efc..42e418e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ An opensource / on-prem alternative to GitHub Copilot.
 
 The easiest way of getting started is using the official docker image:
 ```bash
+# Create data dir and grant owner to 1000 (Tabby run as uid 1000 in container)
+mkdir -p data/hf_cache && chown -R 1000 data
+
 docker run \
   -it --rm \
   -v ./data:/data \
-  -v ./data/hf_cache:/root/.cache/huggingface \
+  -v ./data/hf_cache:/home/app/.cache/huggingface \
   -p 5000:5000 \
   -p 8501:8501 \
   -p 8080:8080 \
diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose.python.yml b/deployment/docker-compose.python.yml
index 52764e6..dd48a5e 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose.python.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose.python.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 version: '3.3'
 
 services:
+  init:
+    image: tabbyml/tabby
+    container_name: init
+    user: root
+    volumes:
+      - ${DATA_VOLUME}
+      - ${HF_VOLUME}
+    command: chown -R 1000 /data
+
   tabby:
     image: tabbyml/tabby
     container_name: tabby
@@ -18,3 +27,5 @@ services:
       interval: 2s
       timeout: 2s
       start_period: 1200s
+    depends_on:
+      - init
diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose.yml b/deployment/docker-compose.yml
index da9d61a..771e08a 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 version: '3.3'
 
 services:
+  init:
+    image: tabbyml/tabby
+    container_name: init
+    user: root
+    volumes:
+      - ${DATA_VOLUME}
+      - ${HF_VOLUME}
+    command: chown -R 1000 /data
+
   tabby:
     image: tabbyml/tabby
     container_name: tabby
@@ -28,3 +37,5 @@ services:
             - driver: nvidia
               count: all
               capabilities: [gpu]
+    depends_on:
+      - init