diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b11fcb0..2641a78 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -2,9 +2,41 @@ FROM tensorflow/tensorflow:2.9.0-gpu
 
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get upgrade -y
+
+# Add the current user to the image
+ARG USER_NAME=lhunor
+ARG USER_ID=11017
+ARG GROUP_NAME=guest
+ARG GROUP_ID=11000
+
+# Update the system and install required packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y sudo git
+
+# Create a new group with the same GID as the host
+RUN groupadd --gid $GROUP_ID $GROUP_NAME
+
+# Create a new user with the same UID and GID as the host
+RUN useradd --uid $USER_ID --gid $GROUP_ID --shell /bin/bash --create-home $USER_NAME
+
+# don't require password with sudo, for convenience
+# not the safest thing to do, but hopefully okay inside the container
+RUN echo '%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
+
+# Add the new user to the sudo group
+RUN usermod -aG sudo $USER_NAME
+
+# Set the default user to the new user
+USER $USER_NAME
+
+WORKDIR //home-net
+
 RUN apt-get install git ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6 libopenexr-dev zip unzip htop nano -y
 RUN pip install numpy matplotlib opencv-python wandb OpenEXR tensorflow-graphics scipy plotly pandas tensorboardX opencv-python cmapy
 
+# defining the volumes that will be mounted
+VOLUME [ "/data-net" ]
+VOLUME [ "/data-local" ]
+VOLUME [ "/home-net" ]
 
-WORKDIR /home/workspace/data
-# RUN wandb login
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+# Start the container with a bash shell
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
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