diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 844b4cc..53fa734 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ If you'd like to get things runing manually using Docker, you can do the followi
    docker run --rm -it --network=telemetry \
        --name backend-core \
        -p 8000:8000 \
+       --read-only \
        substrate-telemetry-backend \
        telemetry_core -l 0.0.0.0:8000
    ```
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ If you'd like to get things runing manually using Docker, you can do the followi
    docker run --rm -it --network=telemetry \
        --name backend-shard \
        -p 8001:8001 \
+       --read-only \
        substrate-telemetry-backend \
        telemetry_shard -l 0.0.0.0:8001 -c http://backend-core:8000/shard_submit
    ```
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ If you'd like to get things runing manually using Docker, you can do the followi
    docker run --rm -it --network=telemetry \
        --name frontend \
        -p 3000:8000 \
+       --read-only \
        -e SUBSTRATE_TELEMETRY_URL=ws://localhost:8000/feed \
        substrate-telemetry-frontend
    ```
@@ -160,10 +163,11 @@ You should now see your node showing up in your local [telemetry frontend](http:
 
 ![image](doc/screenshot01.png)
 
-### Build & Publish the Frontend docker image
+### Build & Publish the Frontend & Backend docker images
 
-The building process is standard. You just need to notice that the Dockerfile is in ./packages/frontend/ and tell docker about it. The context must remain the repository's root though.
+The building process is standard. You just need to notice that the `Dockerfile`s are in `./frontend/` and `./backend` and tell docker about it. The context must remain the repository's root though. This is all done for you in the following scripts:
 
 ```sh
-DOCKER_USER=chevdor ./scripts/build-docker-frontend.sh
+DOCKER_USER=$USER ./scripts/build-docker-frontend.sh
+DOCKER_USER=$USER ./scripts/build-docker-backend.sh
 ```
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 0ffd8c6..f98c1ed 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN cargo build --${PROFILE} --bins
 # MAIN IMAGE FOR PEOPLE TO PULL --- small one#
 FROM docker.io/debian:buster-slim
 LABEL maintainer="Parity Technologies"
-LABEL description="Polkadot Telemetry backend shard/core binaries, static build"
+LABEL description="Substrate Telemetry Backend shard/core binaries, static build"
 
 ARG PROFILE=release
 WORKDIR /usr/local/bin
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ WORKDIR /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/$PROFILE/telemetry_shard /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/$PROFILE/telemetry_core /usr/local/bin
-RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install openssl && apt-get autoremove -y && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/
 
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 -U telemetry && \
+    apt-get -y update && \
+    apt-get -y install openssl && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/
+
+USER telemetry
 EXPOSE 8000
-
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fcb46b7..7b91f83 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ services:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       context: ./backend/
+    read_only: true
     command: [
       'telemetry_shard',
       '--listen', '0.0.0.0:8001',
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ services:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       context: ./backend/
+    read_only: true
     command: [
       'telemetry_core',
       '--listen', '0.0.0.0:8000'
diff --git a/scripts/build-docker-backend.sh b/scripts/build-docker-backend.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4cb2eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-docker-backend.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+pushd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/backend" > /dev/null
+
+while getopts ":Nsgapv:" arg; do
+  case "${arg}" in
+    p)
+      PUBLISH="true"
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+IMAGE=substrate-telemetry-backend
+DOCKER_USER=${DOCKER_USER:-paritytech}
+echo "Building $IMAGE as $DOCKER_USER"
+
+docker build -t $IMAGE -f ./Dockerfile .
+docker tag $IMAGE $DOCKER_USER/$IMAGE
+
+if [[ "$PUBLISH" = 'true' ]]; then
+    docker push $DOCKER_USER/$IMAGE
+else
+    echo 'No -p passed, skipping publishing to docker hub'
+fi
+
+popd > /dev/null
+
+docker images | grep $IMAGE
diff --git a/scripts/build-docker-frontend.sh b/scripts/build-docker-frontend.sh
index 590dad8..fb9a139 100755
--- a/scripts/build-docker-frontend.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-docker-frontend.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ IMAGE=substrate-telemetry-frontend
 DOCKER_USER=${DOCKER_USER:-paritytech}
 echo "Publishing $IMAGE as $DOCKER_USER"
 
-docker build -t $DOCKER_USER/$IMAGE -f ./Dockerfile .
+docker build -t $IMAGE -f packages/frontend/Dockerfile .
+docker tag $IMAGE $DOCKER_USER/$IMAGE
 
 if [[ "$PUBLISH" = 'true' ]]; then
     docker push $DOCKER_USER/$IMAGE