# Linkding [Linkding](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding) is a bookmark manager that you can host yourself. > When application is installed, a container will be launched with **root** privileges. > This is required in order to apply the correct permissions to the `linkding` directories. > Afterward, the `linkding` container will run as a **non**-root user (Default: `568`). > Same applies to the `postgres` container. This will run afterwards as a **non**-root user (`999`). > On each upgrade, a container will be launched with **root** privileges in order to apply the correct > permissions to the `postgres` **backups** directory. Container that performs the backup will run as a **non**-root user (`999`) afterwards. > Keep in mind the permissions on the backup directory will be changed to `999:999` on **every** update. > But will only be changed once for the `linkding` and `postgres` data directories.