diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a1862a..fd7485d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ src/includes.css
 lint-report.json
 /src/style-entrypoints/
 /meili_data/
+!/meili_data/.keepme
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c0aff7a..f7cee37 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:${PORT:-108}2:1080"
       - "127.0.0.1:${PORT:-102}6:1025"
+    user: ${USER_ID:-1000}:${GROUP_ID:-1000}
   meilisearch:
     image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.9
     ports:
@@ -28,3 +29,4 @@ services:
     environment:
       MEILI_ENV: development
       MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ${MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY:-qwerty}
+    user: ${USER_ID:-1000}:${GROUP_ID:-1000}
diff --git a/meili_data/.keepme b/meili_data/.keepme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29