From 385f68a1d72aa1c4b9f09f274a38cdf647981c38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Protocolbot <protocolbot@medlab.host>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 15:17:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add data/ directory permissions step to Cloudron
 instructions

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 README.md | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dd2325..b53b6fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ protocol-droid/
 
 ### On Cloudron
 
-1. Create a LAMP app in Cloudron (no MySQL addon needed)
+1. Create a LAMP app in Cloudron (no MySQL addon needed — uses SQLite)
 2. Upload all files to the app's web root
-3. The database schema auto-initializes on first API request (creates `data/protocol_droid.db`)
-4. Visit the site and register — the **first user to register becomes admin**
-5. Optionally load seed protocols: sign in as admin and `POST /api/seed` (or use the API endpoint with curl: `curl -b cookies.txt -X POST https://your-site/api/seed`)
+3. Ensure the `data/` directory is writable by the web server:
+   ```bash
+   mkdir -p data && chown www-data:www-data data && chmod 775 data
+   ```
+4. The database schema auto-initializes on first API request (creates `data/protocol_droid.db`)
+5. Visit the site and register — the **first user to register becomes admin**
+6. Optionally load seed protocols: sign in as admin and `POST /api/seed` (or use the API endpoint with curl: `curl -b cookies.txt -X POST https://your-site/api/seed`)
 
 **No default admin credentials exist.** A fresh deployment has an empty database. The first registration creates the admin account. Seed protocols are optional and must be explicitly loaded.