diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 875048c..9ba3bc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,18 +6,17 @@ My [daily driver](https://cloud.docker.com/repository/docker/sabrehagen/desktop-
 
 Use a new GitHub [Personal Access Token](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) for [`DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_GITHUB_TOKEN`](scripts/credentials.sh#L2) on each device running the desktop environmment.
 
+On a clean install of Ubuntu 18.10+ run as `root`:
+
 ```sh
-# Clone docker environment.
-git clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/desktop-environment && cd desktop-environment
+# Clone desktop environment
+git clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/desktop-environment
 
-# Bootstrap docker host.
-./scripts/bootstrap-host.sh
+# Provide repository with github access
+echo DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_GITHUB_TOKEN=... > desktop-environment/scripts/credentials.sh
 
-# Become non-root user.
-su jackson
-
-# Start the environment.
-./scripts/refresh.sh
+# Start desktop environment
+desktop-environment/scripts/bootstrap-host.sh
 ```
 
 ## Forking
diff --git a/scripts/alacritty.sh b/scripts/alacritty.sh
index dc958a9..87500bb 100755
--- a/scripts/alacritty.sh
+++ b/scripts/alacritty.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-# Start a desktop environment terminal detached from this shell
-nohup alacritty </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+REPO_ROOT=$(dirname $(realpath $0))/..
+
+# Export desktop environment shell configuration
+export $(sh $REPO_ROOT/scripts/environment.sh)
+
+# Start a desktop environment detached from this shell
+gosu $DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_USER nohup alacritty </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-host.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-host.sh
index 4861e6e..893ac9b 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-host.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-host.sh
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ cp $REPO_ROOT/scripts/credentials.sh $HOST_REGISTRY/scripts/credentials.sh
 chown -R $HOST_USER:$HOST_USER /$HOST_USER $HOST_REPOSITORY
 
 # Install dotfiles configuration for host user
-su -c "vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-alacritty.git" $HOST_USER
-su -c "vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-autostart.git" $HOST_USER
-su -c "vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-kwin.git" $HOST_USER
-su -c "vcsh clone https://${DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-ssh.git" $HOST_USER
-su -c "vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-scripts.git" $HOST_USER
+gosu $HOST_USER vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-alacritty.git
+gosu $HOST_USER vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-autostart.git
+gosu $HOST_USER vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-kwin.git
+gosu $HOST_USER vcsh clone https://${DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-ssh.git
+gosu $HOST_USER vcsh clone https://github.com/sabrehagen/dotfiles-scripts.git
 
-# Manually execute startup script to prepare host machine
+# Manually execute startup script to simulate host startup
 $HOST_HOME/.config/scripts/startup.sh
 
-# Start the desktop environment as the host user
-su -c "$HOST_REPOSITORY/scripts/refresh.sh" $HOST_USER
+# Recycle the desktop environment
+$HOST_REPOSITORY/scripts/recycle.sh
diff --git a/scripts/refresh.sh b/scripts/recycle.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/refresh.sh
rename to scripts/recycle.sh
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 30ab9fe..548afe9 100755
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ docker run \
   --rm \
   --security-opt seccomp:$REPO_ROOT/config/chrome/chrome.json \
   --tty \
+  --user $DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_USER \
   --volume /dev/shm:/dev/shm \
   --volume /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
   --volume /run/systemd:/run/systemd \