diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d92e9d3..cb5a0e9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # Example configuration. Must be edited and copied to ".env" next to the compose.yaml
 ####################################################################################################
 
+# User id to use for the web application. This determines the user id, the media and static files are written to the volumes.
+# Make sure the user has rw access to these directories.
+DJANGO_USER_ID=1000
+
+# Group id to use for the web application
+DJANGO_USER_GID=1000
 
 # Path to to mount as the directory for static data. Must be served by a webserver on the /static path
 DJANGO_STATIC_VOL=/path/to/static/root
@@ -29,4 +35,4 @@ DJANGO_MEDIA_URL=media.lab.example.com/
 
 # Set this password if you want to use a custom postgres password. The db should be confined inside the docker network.
 # Using the standard PW is therefore not a problem
-# DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW=myfancynewpassword123donotsharemewithanyone
\ No newline at end of file
+# DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW=myfancynewpassword123donotsharemewithanyone