diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c494171..0fdf837 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ ARG BUILDER
 FROM $BUILDER AS builder
 
 FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/sbin/nutcracker /
-RUN mkdir /conf
+
+RUN useradd -M -u 1001 -U nutcracker && \
+    install -m 755 --directory --group=nutcracker --owner=nutcracker /conf
+
+USER 1001
+
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/nutcracker" ]