diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index b45826ec..27001b70 100755
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 onionr/data/**/*
 onionr/data
 MY-RUN.sh
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+.git
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c8e93527..12953ac1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 FROM python:3.7
+EXPOSE 8080
 
 USER root
 
 RUN mkdir /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
-ENV PORT=8080
-EXPOSE 8080
+ENV ONIONR_DOCKER=true
 
 #Install needed packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y tor locales
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ VOLUME /app/data/
 #Default to running as nonprivileged user
 RUN chmod g=u -R /app
 USER 1000
+ENV HOME=/app
 
-CMD ["bash", "./onionr.sh"]
+CMD ["bash", "./run-onionr-node.sh"]
diff --git a/run-onionr-node.sh b/run-onionr-node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..42f37565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-onionr-node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -x
+ORIG_ONIONR_RUN_DIR=`pwd`
+export ORIG_ONIONR_RUN_DIR
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+if [[ -n "$ONIONR_DOCKER" ]]; then
+	[[ -f "/privkey" ]] && privkey_opt="--private-key /privkey"
+	[[ -n "$ONIONR_ONBOARDING" ]] || ONIONR_ONBOARDING=0
+	[[ -n "$ONIONR_OPEN_UI" ]] || ONIONR_OPEN_UI=0
+	[[ -n "$ONIONR_RANDOM_LOCALHOST_IP" ]] || ONIONR_RANDOM_LOCALHOST_IP=0
+	[[ -n "$ONIONR_BIND_ADDRESS" ]] || ONIONR_BIND_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
+	[[ -n "$ONIONR_PORT" ]] || ONIONR_PORT=8080
+fi
+
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE" ]] && privkey_opt="--private-key $ONIONR_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_USE_BOOTSTRAP_FILE" ]] && bootstrap_opt="--use-bootstrap-file $ONIONR_USE_BOOTSTRAP_FILE"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_SHOW_STATS" ]] && show_stats_opt="--show-stats $ONIONR_SHOW_STATS"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_ONBOARDING" ]] && onboarding_opt="--onboarding $ONIONR_ONBOARDING"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_SECURITY_LEVEL" ]] && security_level_opt="--security-level $ONIONR_SECURITY_LEVEL"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_OPEN_UI" ]] && open_ui_opt="--open-ui $ONIONR_OPEN_UI"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_RANDOM_LOCALHOST_IP" ]] && random_localhost_ip_opt="--random-localhost-ip $ONIONR_RANDOM_LOCALHOST_IP"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_USE_TOR" ]] && use_tor_opt="--use-tor $ONIONR_USE_TOR"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_ANIMATED_BACKGROUND" ]] && animated_background_opt="--animated-background $ONIONR_ANIMATED_BACKGROUND"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_KEEP_LOG" ]] && keep_log_opt="--keep-log-on-exit $ONIONR_KEEP_LOG"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_USE_UPLOAD_MIXING" ]] && use_upload_mixing_opt="--use-upload-mixing $ONIONR_USE_UPLOAD_MIXING"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_DEV_MODE" ]] && dev_mode_opt="--dev-mode $ONIONR_DEV_MODE"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_DISABLE_PLUGIN_LIST" ]] && disable_plugin_list_opt=" --disable-plugin-list $ONIONR_DISABLE_PLUGIN_LIST"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_STORE_PLAINTEXT" ]] && store_plaintext_opt="--store-plaintext $ONIONR_STORE_PLAINTEXT"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_BIND_ADDRESS" ]] && bind_address_opt="--bind-address $ONIONR_BIND_ADDRESS"
+[[ -n "$ONIONR_PORT" ]] && port_opt="--port $ONIONR_PORT"
+
+
+python3 run-onionr-node.py \
+	$privkey_opt \
+	$bootstrap_opt \
+	$show_stats_opt \
+	$onboarding_opt \
+	$security_level_opt \
+	$open_ui_opt \
+	$random_localhost_ip_opt \
+	$use_tor_opt \
+	$animated_background_opt \
+	$keep_log_opt \
+	$use_upload_mixing_opt \
+	$dev_mode_opt \
+	$disable_plugin_list_opt \
+	$store_plaintext_opt \
+	$bind_address_opt \
+	$port_opt \
+	"$@"
diff --git a/src/utils/createdirs.py b/src/utils/createdirs.py
index d0590bf4..b56eaa93 100644
--- a/src/utils/createdirs.py
+++ b/src/utils/createdirs.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Create required Onionr directories
 """
 import os
 import stat
-from pwd import getpwuid
-from getpass import getuser
 
 from . import identifyhome
 import filepaths
@@ -27,10 +25,6 @@ import onionrexceptions
 home = identifyhome.identify_home()
 
 
-def find_owner(filename):
-    return getpwuid(os.stat(filename).st_uid).pw_name
-
-
 def create_dirs():
     """Create onionr data-related directories in
     order of the hardcoded list below,
@@ -41,7 +35,7 @@ def create_dirs():
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             os.makedirs(path)
         else:
-            if getuser() != find_owner(path):
+            if os.getuid() != os.stat(path).st_uid:
                 raise onionrexceptions.InsecureDirectoryUsage(
                     "Directory " + path +
                     " already exists and is not owned by the same user")
@@ -54,4 +48,4 @@ def create_dirs():
         try:
             db()
         except FileExistsError:
-            pass
\ No newline at end of file
+            pass