docs(readme): document bind-mount UID requirement in Docker quickstart#1525
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Adds a callout explaining that the container runs as UID 1000 and the bind-mounted host directory must be writable by that UID, otherwise embedded PostgreSQL fails with 'Permission denied (os error 13)'. Documents both the chown 1000:1000 fix and the --user host-UID alternative, and notes named volumes as a no-chown option. Closes #1483
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I'd add a small note in the Docker installation section in the docs, not here - it's a very advanced details, doesn't fit well into readme
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Summary
Permission denied (os error 13).chown -R 1000:1000, or running the container as the host user via--user $(id -u):$(id -g). The--userpath already works thanks to fix(docker): chmod 755 /home/hindsight for --user UID:GID support #1493 (chmod 755 /home/hindsight).-v hindsight-data:/home/hindsight/.pg0) as a no-chown option for users who don't need data on a host path.Closes #1483
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chown 1000:1000 \$HOME/.hindsight-dockersucceeds and serves http://localhost:8888--user \$(id -u):\$(id -g)and host-UID-owned dir succeeds-v hindsight-data:/home/hindsight/.pg0) succeedsPermission denied (os error 13)) reproduces — confirming the callout addresses a real foot-gun