diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99999f0..b3046a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ Create a copy of this file with the example extension removed.
 cp .env.example .env
 ```
 
+On linux, we need to adjust the permissions on the .env file. It seems that the proper way to do this would be to find the UID/GID of the user running the PHP process inside the container, then change the ownership of the .env file on the host machine. For now, chmod 777 works.
+
+```shell
+sudo chmod 777 .env
+```
+
 #### 2. Build Docker image
 Files provided in the repository are pre-configured to build Kos from the application source code previously cloned in the last step. The Kos Docker image is built in steps. Once each step completes, it's stored in a cache for later to speed up following builds.
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 3617d8f..f686485 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 services:
   # Kos application container
   app:
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    user: app
     build: .
     ports:
       - 8000:8000
@@ -8,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       - "./:/app/"
       - /app/vendor # Use dependencies installed by composer during image building.
                     # Remove the above line to use the local `vendor` directory.
+      - /app/storage/logs
     networks:
       - data-network