diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 54380ec..8fbd241 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
       depends_on:
         - mysql-gitbucket
       environment:
+        - GITBUCKET_USER_ID=${GITBUCKET_USER_ID:-9000}
         - GITBUCKET_DATABASE_HOST=172.22.2.251
         - GITBUCKET_DATABASE_NAME=${GITBUCKET_DATABASE_NAME}
         - GITBUCKET_DATABASE_USER=${GITBUCKET_DATABASE_USER}
         - GITBUCKET_DATABASE_PASSWORD=${GITBUCKET_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
       volumes:
         - ./data/repositories/:/srv/gitbucket/repositories/
-        - ./data/plugins/:/srv/gitbucket/plugins/:ro
+        - ./data/plugins/:/srv/gitbucket/plugins/
         - ./data/conf/gitbucket/gitbucket.conf:/srv/gitbucket/gitbucket.conf
       tmpfs:
         - /tmp
diff --git a/gitbucket.conf b/gitbucket.conf
index cd01c7e..f3254a1 100644
--- a/gitbucket.conf
+++ b/gitbucket.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## gitbucket configuration
-# host to bind the ports above to
+# host to bind the ports below to
 GITBUCKET_BIND=127.0.0.1
 
 # web port
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 # ssh port
 GITBUCKET_SSH_PORT=29418
 
+# gitbucket user id. should be the same as your current user id.
+# use setUserID.sh
+GITBUCKET_USER_ID=9000
+
 
 ## database configuration
 # mysql root user password