diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a599ec551c0c925f085f19b10cab50925d7e1296..d43ced3f6525b4351a73ac606ab47f0cf133bac6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ RUN groupadd -r mysql && \
     dnf clean all && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/dnf && \
     rm mariadb-server.rpm mariadb-client.rpm mariadb-common.rpm mariadb-shared.rpm galera.rpm boost.rpm RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-Official && \
+    rm usr/lib64/mysql/plugin/auth_pam_tool_dir/auth_pam_tool && \
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
     ln -s usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
-VOLUME /var/lib/mysql
-
 USER mysql
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=30s CMD mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u mysql || exit 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40a179ee4cc42becbab277a3ea1f0bb61167e432..bf18b0cdc725c8782c7fabb780814ea1fbbdcf85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,17 +17,33 @@ The following MariaDB documentation provides an introduction, primer, list of SQ
 
 ## Usage
 
-Use the `kubectl` command to run MariaDB within your cluster:
+Run MariaDB while mounting your own data directory setting your passwords (**Set these passwords to your own**):
 ```
-kubectl run mariadb --image=mariadb:*tag* --generator=run-pod/v1 --image-pull-policy=Never
+### Set these passwords to your own
+docker run --name mariadb -v /your/own/datadir:/var/lib/mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root-secret-pw -e MYSQL_USER=mysql -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=mysql-secret-pw -d mariadb:*tag*
+###
 ```
-Execute commands within the container:
+Exec into the shell of the container:
 ```
-kubectl exec -it pod/mariadb -- mysql
+docker exec -it mariadb bash
 ```
-Run your statements and queries:
+Log in to start using:
 ```
-# example
+mysql -u mysql -p
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+The following links provide additional tips for running MariaDB on Docker:
+
+- [DockerHub: MariaDB Install Instructions](https://hub.docker.com/_/mariadb)
+- [GitHub: MariaDB 10.5](https://github.com/docker-library/mariadb/tree/master/10.5)
+
+The following links provide additional tips for running MariaDB on Kubernetes:
 
-show databases;
-```
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+- [An Introduction to Kubernetes Secrets and ConfigMaps](https://opensource.com/article/19/6/introduction-kubernetes-secrets-and-configmaps)
+- [Run a Single-Instance Stateful Application](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/run-single-instance-stateful-application/)
+- [Example: Deploying WordPress and MySQL with Persistent Volumes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/mysql-wordpress-persistent-volume/)
+- [Deploy a Production-Ready MariaDB Cluster on Kubernetes with Bitnami and Helm](https://engineering.bitnami.com/articles/deploy-a-production-ready-mariadb-cluster-on-kubernetes-with-bitnami-and-helm.html)
+- [How to Set Up MySQL Kubernetes Deployments with Cloud Volumes](https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/how-to-set-up-mysql-kubernetes-deployments)
+- [How to Run HA MariaDB on Google Kubernetes Engine](https://portworx.com/run-ha-mariadb-google-kubernetes-engine/)
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