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docker run -p 8081:8081 -e LISTEN_PORT=8081 plone/plone-backend:{PLONE_BACKEND_MINOR_VERSION}
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### Startup performance variables

| Environment variable | Description | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `SKIP_FIND_AND_CHOWN` | Skips the recursive permission check on `/data` during startup. | (unset) |

#### Skip find and chown

By default, the container checks permissions on `/data` to ensure the `plone` user can write to it.
On large datasets, this `find` command can take a long time.
If you are confident that permissions are correct, set `SKIP_FIND_AND_CHOWN` to any value to skip this step and speed up startup.

### Site creation variables

| Environment variable | Description |
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