diff --git a/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix b/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix
index 31573a6..135a40a 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ let
     tag = etherpad_exe.version;
     contents = with pkgs;[cacert tzdata bash coreutils curl settings ];
     fakeRootCommands = ''
-      mkdir -p ./var/lib/etherpad
-      chown -R 1000:1000 ./var/lib/etherpad
+      mkdir -p ./opt
+      chmod 1777 ./opt
       mkdir -p ./tmp
       chmod 1777 ./tmp
     '';
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ let
       User = "1000:1000";
       WorkingDir = "/var/lib/etherpad";
       ExposedPorts = { "${toString containerCfg.port}/tcp" = {}; };
-      Env = [];
+      Env = [
+        "NODE_ENV=production"
+        "HOME=/opt"
+      ];
 
     };
   };
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ in {
     trigger = "server";
     script = pkgs.writeShellScript "setup" ''
       export $(sops -d ${config.sops.secrets."ETHERPAD".path} | xargs)
-      echo "The API key is $APIKEY" > output.txt
+      echo "The API key is $APIKEY" > /opt/APIKEY.txt
     '';
   };