diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2b3d1e3..1668095 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN apk add --no-cache python3 build-base
 ADD package.json pnpm-lock.yaml /app/
 RUN npm install -g pnpm
-RUN pnpm install
+RUN pnpm install --prod
 COPY . /app/
-RUN cp config/config.example.toml config/config.toml
 # Always exit 0 here because TSC will fail while we're migrating to TypeScript but
 # not everything uses TypeScript
 RUN pnpm run build; exit 0
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4a87aed..9677edd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ services:
             - mongo
         ports:
             - 3000:3000
+        volumes:
+            # Set the correct path to the config folder
+            - ./gathio-docker:/app/config
     mongo:
         image: mongo:latest
         volumes:
diff --git a/docs/running-gathio/installation.md b/docs/running-gathio/installation.md
index 7be73c4..03c4416 100644
--- a/docs/running-gathio/installation.md
+++ b/docs/running-gathio/installation.md
@@ -91,11 +91,37 @@ the subject](https://www.linode.com/docs/web-servers/nginx/use-nginx-reverse-pro
 ## Docker
 
 The easiest way to run Gathio using Docker is by using the provided `docker-compose` configuration.
-Ensure that the `node_modules` folder does not exist in the `gathio` directory before starting up the
-Docker container.
+
+Ensure that the `node_modules` folder does not exist in the `gathio` directory before
+starting up the Docker container.
+
+Create a directory on your system where you'll keep the Gathio configuration file. Copy the example
+config file into this directory:
+
+```
+mkdir ~/docker/gathio-docker
+cp config/config.example.toml ~/docker/gathio-docker/config.toml
+```
+
+Under the `volumes` section of the `docker-compose.yml` configuration, adjust the
+configuration volume to match the folder you created:
+
+```dockerfile
+volumes:
+    - '/home/username/docker/gathio-docker:/app/config
+```
+
+Adjust any settings in the config file, especially the MongoDB URL, which should read as follows for the standard Dockerfile config, and the email service if you want
+to enable it:
+
+```
+mail_service = "nodemailer"
+mongodb_url = "mongodb://mongo:27017/gathio"
+```
+
+Finally, start the Docker stack:
 
 ```
-cd gathio
 docker-compose up -d --build
 ```