# Can I write to the file system?
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**Author:**  [@PabloVD](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FPabloVD)%5C
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcan-i-write-to-the-file-system%2F155246%2F1 "2025-05-14T21:45:09Z")
I have an app where I need to write files to the file system, like:
```auto
os.makedirs(work_dir)
```
Is that possible? I tried with a docker image but I got a `PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied` in that line. Any way to overcome that?
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**Author:**  [@John6666](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FJohn6666)%5C
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 2:30am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcan-i-write-to-the-file-system%2F155246%2F2 "2025-05-15T02:30:47Z")
I think you can basically access the directory under `/home/user/` (or possibly `/home/` ?) using that method. There is no way to access a path higher up…
(This also causes an error in `Dockerfile`’s `WORKDIR`, etc.)
> [@Error code 137 - cache error](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Ferror-code-137-cache-error%2F152177)%3A
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> build error Job failed with exit code: 137 the docker image is FROM [ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:latest](http://ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:latest). my cpu is of Upgrade, persistent storage = small. This was working perfectly and stopped i think since 10 days ago
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**Author:**  [@PabloVD](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FPabloVD)%5C
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:36am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcan-i-write-to-the-file-system%2F155246%2F3 "2025-05-16T08:36:31Z")
That was the reason! I needed to create an user and work in the user folder. The steps to follow are explained [here](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-sdks-docker).
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**Author:**  [@system](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fsystem)%5C
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcan-i-write-to-the-file-system%2F155246%2F4 "2025-05-16T20:36:50Z")
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