diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0833f9b0..041513ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ The `requirements*.txt` above contain various wheels precompiled through GitHub
 For NVIDIA GPU:
 ln -s docker/{nvidia/Dockerfile,nvidia/docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
 For AMD GPU: 
-ln -s docker/{amd/Dockerfile,intel/docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
+ln -s docker/{amd/Dockerfile,amd/docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
 For Intel GPU:
 ln -s docker/{intel/Dockerfile,amd/docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
 For CPU only
 ln -s docker/{cpu/Dockerfile,cpu/docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
 cp docker/.env.example .env
 #Create logs/cache dir : 
-mkdir -p logs cache
+mkdir -p user_data/logs user_data/cache
 # Edit .env and set: 
 #   TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST based on your GPU model
 #   APP_RUNTIME_GID      your host user's group id (run `id -g` in a terminal)
diff --git a/docker/amd/Dockerfile b/docker/amd/Dockerfile
index 66e5863c..c23083f7 100644
--- a/docker/amd/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/amd/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ WORKDIR /home/app/
 RUN git clone https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui.git 
 WORKDIR /home/app/text-generation-webui
 RUN GPU_CHOICE=B LAUNCH_AFTER_INSTALL=FALSE INSTALL_EXTENSIONS=TRUE ./start_linux.sh --verbose
-COPY CMD_FLAGS.txt /home/app/text-generation-webui/
+COPY /user_data/CMD_FLAGS.txt /home/app/text-generation-webui/user_data
 EXPOSE ${CONTAINER_PORT:-7860} ${CONTAINER_API_PORT:-5000} ${CONTAINER_API_STREAM_PORT:-5005}
 WORKDIR /home/app/text-generation-webui
 # set umask to ensure group read / write at runtime
diff --git a/docker/amd/docker-compose.yml b/docker/amd/docker-compose.yml
index 8866e9ed..a727ca3e 100644
--- a/docker/amd/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/amd/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,14 +41,4 @@ services:
     security_opt:
       - seccomp=unconfined
     volumes:
-      - ./cache:/home/app/text-generation-webui/cache
-      - ./characters:/home/app/text-generation-webui/characters
-      - ./extensions:/home/app/text-generation-webui/extensions
-      - ./loras:/home/app/text-generation-webui/loras
-      - ./logs:/home/app/text-generation-webui/logs
-      - ./models:/home/app/text-generation-webui/models
-      - ./presets:/home/app/text-generation-webui/presets
-      - ./prompts:/home/app/text-generation-webui/prompts
-      - ./softprompts:/home/app/text-generation-webui/softprompts
-      - ./training:/home/app/text-generation-webui/training
-      - ./cloudflared:/etc/cloudflared
+      - ./user_data:/home/app/text-generation-webui/user_data
diff --git a/docker/intel/Dockerfile b/docker/intel/Dockerfile
index cab62442..4a709803 100644
--- a/docker/intel/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/intel/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ WORKDIR /home/app/
 RUN git clone https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui.git 
 WORKDIR /home/app/text-generation-webui
 RUN GPU_CHOICE=D LAUNCH_AFTER_INSTALL=FALSE INSTALL_EXTENSIONS=TRUE ./start_linux.sh --verbose
-COPY CMD_FLAGS.txt /home/app/text-generation-webui/
+COPY /user_data/CMD_FLAGS.txt /home/app/text-generation-webui/user_data
 EXPOSE ${CONTAINER_PORT:-7860} ${CONTAINER_API_PORT:-5000} ${CONTAINER_API_STREAM_PORT:-5005}
 # set umask to ensure group read / write at runtime
 WORKDIR /home/app/text-generation-webui
diff --git a/docker/intel/docker-compose.yml b/docker/intel/docker-compose.yml
index 78e06698..bb48dd22 100644
--- a/docker/intel/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/intel/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,4 @@ services:
     security_opt:
       - seccomp=unconfined
     volumes:
-      - ./characters:/home/app/text-generation-webui/characters
-      - ./extensions:/home/app/text-generation-webui/extensions
-      - ./loras:/home/app/text-generation-webui/loras
-      - ./models:/home/app/text-generation-webui/models
-      - ./presets:/home/app/text-generation-webui/presets
-      - ./prompts:/home/app/text-generation-webui/prompts
-      - ./softprompts:/home/app/text-generation-webui/softprompts
-      - ./training:/home/app/text-generation-webui/training
-      - ./cloudflared:/etc/cloudflared
+      - ./user_data:/home/app/text-generation-webui/user_data