Non-Root Container User

By default, the application runs as the root user inside the container. However, it’s recommended to run the application as a non-root user for security reasons. While Slink cannot enforce this, additional steps are required to run the application as a non-root user:

1. Create persistent directories on the host machine:

   mkdir -p /path/to/slink/images
   mkdir -p /path/to/slink/data

2. Change ownership of the directories to correspond to container user:

   chown -R 1000:1000 /path/to/slink

3. Update the docker-compose.yml file to run the application as a non-root user:

   services:
     slink:
       image: anirdev/slink:latest
       user: slink
       # Your other configurations

4. Then you can proceed with the installation guide.

Note

Slink doesn’t controll the end user infrastructure, therefore cannot enforce running the application as a non-root user. The above steps are recommendations to improve the security of the application.

Tip

The 1000:1000 user and group IDs correspond to the slink user inside the container. You can find the user and group IDs by running the following command inside the container:

docker exec -it slink id