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@@ -115,9 +115,12 @@ Running rgit in Docker is also simple, just mount the directory containing your
 
 ```bash
 docker run --mount type=bind,source=/path/to/my-repos,target=/git \
+  --user $UID:$GID \
   -it ghcr.io/w4/rgit:main
 ```
 
+**Note**: Take care to replace `$UID` and `$GID` with the UID and GID of the user that owns the directory containing your repositories or there will be errors! [See here](https://linuxhandbook.com/uid-linux/) to learn how to find the UID of a user.
+
 #### Docker Compose
 
 An example `docker-compose.yml` is provided for those who prefer using Compose. To configure the UID and GID, the user is specified in `docker-compose.override.yml`.