diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2b8d7d..bb7708b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,6 +120,38 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
 ```
 
+With images built after (and including) 2023-12-20, you can specify the username with a `user: "1000:1000"` in your compose file instead of setting PUID and PGID.  
+The previous compose file would become:
+
+```text
+---
+version: "3"
+
+services:
+  minidlna-desktop:
+    image: giof71/minidlna
+    container_name: minidlna-desktop
+    network_mode: host
+    user: "1000:1000"
+    environment:
+      - MINIDLNA_ROOT_CONTAINER=M
+      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_1=/music/library1
+      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_2=/music/library2
+      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_3=/music/library3
+      - MINIDLNA_ENABLE_INOTIFY=YES
+      - MINIDLNA_FRIENDLY_NAME=minidlna-desktop
+      - MINIDLNA_FORCE_SORT_CRITERIA=+upnp:class,-dc:date,+upnp:album,+upnp:originalTrackNumber,+dc:title
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/disk1/library:/music/library1
+      - /mnt/disk2/library:/music/library2
+      - /mnt/disk3/library:/music/library3
+      - ./config/log:/log
+      - ./config/db:/db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+```
+
+In this case, make sure that the directories you bind exist and are writable from the specified uid/gid.  
+
 ## Build
 
 You can build (or rebuild) the image by opening a terminal from the root of the repository and issuing the following command:
@@ -133,6 +165,7 @@ Just be careful to use the tag you have built.
 
 Date|Major Changes
 :---|:---
+2023-12-20|Allow docker user mode, see [#10](https://github.com/GioF71/minidlna-docker/issues/10)
 2023-09-13|Switch to debian stable, see [#8](https://github.com/GioF71/minidlna-docker/issues/8)
 2023-09-13|Add support to notify interval, see [#6](https://github.com/GioF71/minidlna-docker/issues/6)
 2023-07-24|Switch to bookworm, see [#2](https://github.com/GioF71/minidlna-docker/issues/2)
diff --git a/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh b/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh
index 66ccc4f..9101633 100755
--- a/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh
+++ b/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ DEFAULT_MINIDLNA_PORT=8200
 DEFAULT_UID=1000
 DEFAULT_GID=1000
 
-CONFIG_FILE=/app/conf/minidlna.conf
+current_user_id=$(id -u)
+echo "Current user id is [$current_user_id]"
+
+CONFIG_FILE=/tmp/minidlna.conf
 
 echo "# MINIDLNA CONFIG" > $CONFIG_FILE
 
@@ -90,43 +93,44 @@ if [ -n "${MINIDLNA_STRICT_DLNA}" ]; then
 fi
 
 USE_USER_MODE=N
-
-if [ -n "${PUID}" ] || [ [ "${USER_MODE^^}" = "Y" ] || [ "${USER_MODE^^}" = "YES" ] ]; then
-    USE_USER_MODE=Y
-    if [ -z "${PUID}" ]; then
-        PUID=$DEFAULT_UID;
-        echo "Setting default value for PUID: ["$PUID"]"
-    fi
-    if [ -z "${PGID}" ]; then
-        PGID=$DEFAULT_GID;
-        echo "Setting default value for PGID: ["$PGID"]"
-    fi
-    USER_NAME=minidlna-user
-    GROUP_NAME=minidlna-user
-    HOME_DIR=/home/$USER_NAME
-    ### create home directory and ancillary directories
-    if [ ! -d "$HOME_DIR" ]; then
-        echo "Home directory [$HOME_DIR] not found, creating."
-        mkdir -p $HOME_DIR
-        chown -R $PUID:$PGID $HOME_DIR
-        ls -la $HOME_DIR -d
-        ls -la $HOME_DIR
-    fi
-    ### create group
-    if [ ! $(getent group $GROUP_NAME) ]; then
-        echo "group $GROUP_NAME does not exist, creating..."
-        groupadd -g $PGID $GROUP_NAME
-    else
-        echo "group $GROUP_NAME already exists."
-    fi
-    ### create user
-    if [ ! $(getent passwd $USER_NAME) ]; then
-        echo "user $USER_NAME does not exist, creating..."
-        useradd -g $PGID -u $PUID -s /bin/bash -M -d $HOME_DIR $USER_NAME
-        id $USER_NAME
-        echo "user $USER_NAME created."
-    else
-        echo "user $USER_NAME already exists."
+if [[ $current_user_id -eq 0 ]]; then
+    if [ -n "${PUID}" ] || [ [ "${USER_MODE^^}" = "Y" ] || [ "${USER_MODE^^}" = "YES" ] ]; then
+        USE_USER_MODE=Y
+        if [ -z "${PUID}" ]; then
+            PUID=$DEFAULT_UID;
+            echo "Setting default value for PUID: ["$PUID"]"
+        fi
+        if [ -z "${PGID}" ]; then
+            PGID=$DEFAULT_GID;
+            echo "Setting default value for PGID: ["$PGID"]"
+        fi
+        USER_NAME=minidlna-user
+        GROUP_NAME=minidlna-user
+        HOME_DIR=/home/$USER_NAME
+        ### create home directory and ancillary directories
+        if [ ! -d "$HOME_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "Home directory [$HOME_DIR] not found, creating."
+            mkdir -p $HOME_DIR
+            chown -R $PUID:$PGID $HOME_DIR
+            ls -la $HOME_DIR -d
+            ls -la $HOME_DIR
+        fi
+        ### create group
+        if [ ! $(getent group $GROUP_NAME) ]; then
+            echo "group $GROUP_NAME does not exist, creating..."
+            groupadd -g $PGID $GROUP_NAME
+        else
+            echo "group $GROUP_NAME already exists."
+        fi
+        ### create user
+        if [ ! $(getent passwd $USER_NAME) ]; then
+            echo "user $USER_NAME does not exist, creating..."
+            useradd -g $PGID -u $PUID -s /bin/bash -M -d $HOME_DIR $USER_NAME
+            id $USER_NAME
+            echo "user $USER_NAME created."
+        else
+            echo "user $USER_NAME already exists."
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ fi
 
 cat $CONFIG_FILE
 
-CMD_LINE="/usr/sbin/minidlnad -S -f $CONFIG_FILE -P /app/minidlnad.pid"
+CMD_LINE="/usr/sbin/minidlnad -S -f $CONFIG_FILE -P /tmp/minidlnad.pid"
 echo "CMD_LINE=$CMD_LINE"
 
 echo "USER_MODE=[${USE_USER_MODE}]"