diff --git a/chronix/Dockerfile b/chronix/Dockerfile
index 5cf9bee..a8bffde 100644
--- a/chronix/Dockerfile
+++ b/chronix/Dockerfile
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache bash curl &&\
   rm chronix-0.5-beta.zip &&\
   cd chronix-solr-6.4.2 &&\
   chmod +x bin/solr &&\
-  chown -R 1000:1000 /chronix-solr-6.4.2 &&\
+  adduser -Du 1000 chronix &&\
+  chown -R chronix /chronix-solr-6.4.2 &&\
   mv /chronix-solr-6.4.2/server/solr/chronix/data /data &&\
+  mv /chronix-solr-6.4.2/server/solr/chronix/conf /conf &&\
   ln -s /data /chronix-solr-6.4.2/server/solr/chronix/data &&\
+  ln -s /conf /chronix-solr-6.4.2/server/solr/chronix/conf &&\
   apk del curl
 
-USER 1000
+USER chronix
 WORKDIR /chronix-solr-6.4.2
 EXPOSE 8983
-VOLUME /data
+VOLUME /data /conf
 CMD ["./bin/solr", "start", "-f" ] 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4a40bf7..0e3a57c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
       - 8983
     volumes:
       - data:/data
+      - config:/conf
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   ingester:
@@ -19,3 +20,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   data:
+  config: