[Feature] Add PUID and PGID environment variables to run docker container as non-root user

[garret]

Every single linuxserver.io docker container has this option which I think is amazing: https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/understanding-puid-and-pgid

I would like to run changedetection.io as a particular user, which would solve a lot of permission issues. In all LSIO containers I just set the PUID and PGID environment variables and boom, the containers runs as that user.

Would it be possible to add such a feature? It makes managing Docker containers much easier.

[dgtlmoon]

Cant' you just add the following to your docker-compose.yml

environment:
  - PUID=1000
  - PGID=1000

?

doesnt that solve your situation as per the documentation in that link?

I could add it but it would break the existing installations I think, i'll add it as a commented out block

[dgtlmoon]

I dont know how to solve this one for where people already have data in /datastore owned by root from previous installs ;(

[garret]

Yes, it is true. I confirm that setting the PUID and PGID as environment variables it works. I thought that because you had not specified in the documentation then they would not work.