diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 00fbf1c..3ee616e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ RUN tar cvfz go-src.tgz src && du -sh *
 
 FROM alpine
 
-COPY --from=builder /go/src/git.eeqj.de/sneak/hntransparencylog/server /bin/server
+RUN mkdir -p /app/bin
+
+COPY --from=builder /go/src/git.eeqj.de/sneak/hntransparencylog/server /app/bin/server
+# FIXME figure out how to embed these stupid templates
+COPY --from=builder /go/src/git.eeqj.de/sneak/hntransparencylog/view /app/view
 
 # put the source in there too for safekeeping
 COPY --from=builder /go/go-src.tgz /usr/local/src/go-src.tgz
 
-CMD /bin/server
+# this is where the db gets stored:
+VOLUME /data
+
+WORKDIR /app
+CMD /app/bin/server
 
 # FIXME add testing
diff --git a/hn/server.go b/hn/server.go
index 91c85e3..7a796b1 100644
--- a/hn/server.go
+++ b/hn/server.go
@@ -73,9 +73,15 @@ func (a *App) init() {
 
 	// open db
 	// FIXME make configurable path
-	db, err := gorm.Open("sqlite3", "storage.db")
+	DATABASE_PATH := "/data/storage.sqlite"
+
+	if os.Getenv("DATABASE_PATH") != "" {
+		DATABASE_PATH = os.Getenv("DATABASE_PATH")
+	}
+
+	db, err := gorm.Open("sqlite3", DATABASE_PATH)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic("failed to connect database")
+		panic("failed to open database: " + err)
 	}
 	a.db = db
 }
diff --git a/view/about.html b/view/about.html
index fb108ca..50d0f5e 100644
--- a/view/about.html
+++ b/view/about.html
@@ -3,27 +3,31 @@
 {% block content %}
 
 <div class="col-lg-12">
-    <h1>About</h1>
-    <br />
+    <h1>About This Site</h1>
 
-    <h2>First Let's Get One Thing Straight</h2>
+    <h2>IMPORTANT</h2>
 
     <p>This is a third-party site, not affiliated with HN, provided for
     informational purposes only.  <b>Do not</b> contact or hassle HN
-    administrators about any information you learn here.</p>
+    administrators about any information you learn here.  Their site,
+    their rules.  I repeat: <b>Do not hassle or interrogate the HN admins.</b>
+    </p>
 
     <h2>Why?</h2>
 
     <p>I like reading stuff on the internet that is of interest to HN voters,
-    even if the HN administrators think it's off topic.</p>
+    even if the HN administrators think it's off topic and don't want it on
+    the frontpage, which is a decision I respect.  Again, their site, their
+    rules.</p>
 
     <h2>How?</h2>
 
     <p><a href="https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/hntransparencylog">Go</a> and the
-    graciously-provided <a href="https://github.com/HackerNews/API">HN
+    graciously provided <a href="https://github.com/HackerNews/API">HN
         API</a>.</p>
 
-    <h2>{{ time }}</h2>
+    <h2>Who</h2>
 
+    <p><a href="mailto:sneak@sneak.berlin">@sneak</a>.</p>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}