diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dfd05df..bd775e1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 RUN echo deb http://pkg.jenkins-ci.org/debian binary/ >> /etc/apt/sources.list
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y jenkins
-CMD exec su jenkins -c "java -jar /usr/share/jenkins/jenkins.war"
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+VOLUME /var/lib/jenkins/home
+ENV JENKINS_HOME /var/lib/jenkins/home
+CMD java -jar /usr/share/jenkins/jenkins.war
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62a46d3..4116d8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
 # This is a WIP
 
-Will likely form the basis of the official jenkins-ci image. Still working on it. 
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+Will likely form the basis of the official jenkins-ci image. Still working on it. 
+
+To run: 
+
+```
+docker run -it -p 8080:8080 jenkins
+```
+
+To use a persistent volume
+
+```
+docker run -it -p 8080:8080 -v /your/home:/var/lib/jenkins/home jenkins
+```
+
+You can also specify that it will run under the jenkins user: 
+
+```
+docker run -it -u jenkins -p 8080:8080 -v /your/home:/var/lib/jenkins/home jenkins
+```
+
+Ensure that /your/home is accessible by the jenkins user in container (jenkins user - uid 102 normally)