From 7f15166744952c02b8d48ecaa35f4907ad774c3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eva Myers <81232948+emyers-ccdc@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:22:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] NO_JIRA add ccdc account to docker group

---
 README.md | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54a82cb..0d47a44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ If self-hosting the postgres server please follow the instructions at [Setting u
 
 ### CCDC User Account
 
-Containers run as the account with numeric uid 1397 and you will need to create this account.
+Containers run as the account with numeric uid 1397 and you will need to create this account and add it to the `docker` group.
 We suggest giving it the username `ccdc`.
 
 ```sh
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ sudo adduser ccdc --uid=1397
 
 # If you are upgrading from an older version to v4.0.0, ensure the user id is set to 1397
 sudo usermod -u 1397 ccdc
+
+# Create the docker group and add the CCDC user to it.
+sudo groupadd docker
+sudo usermod -aG docker ccdc
 ```
 
 **The installer must be run from the `ccdc` account so that all file permissions are