diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7af0f7bf..6827209a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,33 +1,31 @@
 # Start from the code-server Debian base image
 FROM codercom/code-server:4.9.0
 
-USER coder
-
-# Apply VS Code settings
-COPY deploy-container/settings.json .local/share/code-server/User/settings.json
-
 # Use bash shell
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 
+# Switch to root user
+USER root
+
 # Install unzip + rclone (support for remote filesystem)
-RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install unzip -y
-RUN curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install unzip -y
+RUN curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | bash
 
 # Copy rclone tasks to /tmp, to potentially be used
 COPY deploy-container/rclone-tasks.json /tmp/rclone-tasks.json
 
 # Fix permissions for code-server
-RUN sudo chown -R coder:coder /home/coder/.local
+RUN chown -R coder:coder /home/coder/.local
 
 # You can add custom software and dependencies for your environment below
 # -----------
 
 # Install a VS Code extension:
-# Note: we use a different marketplace than VS Code. See https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md#differences-compared-to-vs-code
+# Note: we use a different marketplace than VS Code. See [Reference Number 2](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md#differences-compared-to-vs-code)
 # RUN code-server --install-extension esbenp.prettier-vscode
 
 # Install apt packages:
-# RUN sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-make
+# RUN apt-get install -y ubuntu-make
 
 # Copy files: 
 # COPY deploy-container/myTool /home/coder/myTool
@@ -37,6 +35,9 @@ RUN sudo chown -R coder:coder /home/coder/.local
 # Port
 ENV PORT=8080
 
+# Set the password
+ENV PASSWORD=password
+
 # Use our custom entrypoint script first
 COPY deploy-container/entrypoint.sh /usr/bin/deploy-container-entrypoint.sh
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/deploy-container-entrypoint.sh"]