diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d2a1c5..c66aadd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,14 +10,24 @@ A self-hosted Docker image for [Gitea](https://gitea.io) — a lightweight, fast
 
 ```shell
 docker run -d \
-  --restart always \
-  --privileged \
   --name casjaysdevdocker-gitea-latest \
-  --hostname git \
+  --privileged \
+  --restart always \
+  --tty \
+  --cgroupns private \
+  --hostname git.example.com \
+  --domainname example.com \
+  --network bridge \
+  --cap-add CHOWN \
+  --cap-add SYS_TIME \
+  --cap-add SYS_ADMIN \
   -e TZ=America/New_York \
-  -e GITEA_SERVER=git.example.com \
+  -e HOSTNAME=git.example.com \
+  -e GITEA_PROTO=http \
+  -e DATABASE_DIR_SQLITE=/data/db/sqlite \
   -v /srv/docker/gitea/data:/data:z \
   -v /srv/docker/gitea/config:/config:z \
+  -v /srv/docker/databases/sqlite/gitea:/data/db/sqlite:z \
   -p 80:80 \
   -p 22:22 \
   casjaysdevdocker/gitea:latest
@@ -30,16 +40,24 @@ services:
   gitea:
     image: casjaysdevdocker/gitea:latest
     container_name: casjaysdevdocker-gitea-latest
-    hostname: git
+    hostname: git.example.com
+    domainname: example.com
     privileged: true
+    tty: true
     restart: always
+    cap_add:
+      - CHOWN
+      - SYS_TIME
+      - SYS_ADMIN
     environment:
       - TZ=America/New_York
-      - GITEA_SERVER=git.example.com
-      - GITEA_PROTO=https
+      - HOSTNAME=git.example.com
+      - GITEA_PROTO=http
+      - DATABASE_DIR_SQLITE=/data/db/sqlite
     volumes:
       - /srv/docker/gitea/data:/data:z
       - /srv/docker/gitea/config:/config:z
+      - /srv/docker/databases/sqlite/gitea:/data/db/sqlite:z
     ports:
       - 80:80
       - 22:22
@@ -95,6 +113,7 @@ services:
 | `GITEA_SQL_USER` | _(empty)_ | Database user (external DB only) |
 | `GITEA_SQL_PASS` | _(empty)_ | Database password (external DB only) |
 | `GITEA_SQL_NAME` | _(empty)_ | Database name (external DB only) |
+| `DATABASE_DIR_SQLITE` | `$DATA_DIR/db/sqlite` | Override the SQLite database directory (mount a separate volume here to keep the DB outside `/data`) |
 
 **act\_runner**
 
diff --git a/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/08-gitea.sh b/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/08-gitea.sh
index 2a7c0cb..2eb0041 100755
--- a/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/08-gitea.sh
+++ b/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/08-gitea.sh
@@ -832,8 +832,8 @@ elif [ "$SERVICE_NAME" = "sqlite" ] || [ "$DATABASE_SERVICE_TYPE" = "sqlite" ];
 	[ -d "$DATABASE_DIR" ] || mkdir -p "$DATABASE_DIR"
 	chmod 777 "$DATABASE_DIR"
 fi
-# Override: gitea always uses a fixed sqlite path under DATA_DIR, not the generic /data/db/sqlite/$SERVER_NAME
-DATABASE_DIR="$DATA_DIR/db/sqlite"
+# Override: pin to a predictable path — respect DATABASE_DIR_SQLITE if set, otherwise use DATA_DIR
+DATABASE_DIR="${DATABASE_DIR_SQLITE:-$DATA_DIR/db/sqlite}"
 [ -d "$DATABASE_DIR" ] || mkdir -p "$DATABASE_DIR"
 [ -n "$DATABASE_ADMIN_WWW_ROOT" ] && { [ ! -d "$DATABASE_ADMIN_WWW_ROOT" ] || mkdir -p "${DATABASE_ADMIN_WWW_ROOT}"; }
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