diff --git a/content/getting-started/2.create-a-project.md b/content/getting-started/2.create-a-project.md
index e7c05eb5..c77d39d1 100644
--- a/content/getting-started/2.create-a-project.md
+++ b/content/getting-started/2.create-a-project.md
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ services:
 			- ./database:/directus/database
 			- ./uploads:/directus/uploads
 			- ./extensions:/directus/extensions
+		post_start:
+			- command: chown node:node /directus/database /directus/uploads /directus/extensions
+			  user: root
 		environment:
 			SECRET: "replace-with-random-value"
 			ADMIN_EMAIL: "admin@example.com"