diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8c8d19e8..14c89576 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,17 @@ FROM nginx:stable-alpine AS production
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 COPY ./default.conf.template /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf.template
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
-RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Set permissions for nginx user to write to necessary directories
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh && \
+    chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/share/nginx/html && \
+    chown -R nginx:nginx /etc/nginx/conf.d && \
+    chown -R nginx:nginx /var/cache/nginx && \
+    chown -R nginx:nginx /var/log/nginx && \
+    mkdir -p /var/run/nginx && \
+    chown -R nginx:nginx /var/run/nginx && \
+    touch /var/run/nginx.pid && \
+    chown -R nginx:nginx /var/run/nginx.pid
 
 EXPOSE 80