diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..951b138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Force Unix style line endings for files that will be copied into the Docker image
+*.sh text eol=lf
+
+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization on the rest
+* text=auto
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 811c2f5..482f80e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 FROM alpine:3.20.3
 
-CMD [ "/usr/bin/svnserve", "--daemon", "--foreground", "--root", "/var/opt/svn" ]
 EXPOSE 3690
+
 HEALTHCHECK CMD netstat -ln | grep 3690 || exit 1
+
 VOLUME [ "/var/opt/svn" ]
 WORKDIR /var/opt/svn
 
+ENV SVNSERVE_ARGS=
+
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
 	subversion==1.14.3-r2 \
 	wget==1.24.5-r0
+
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /
+CMD [ "/docker-entrypoint.sh" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1c3eb5..5beb1ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,33 @@ services:
       - /home/svn:/var/opt/svn
 ```
 
+### Start the Subversion server with custom arguments
+
+To define arguments to be passed to the Subversion server, set the `SVNSERVE_ARGS` environmental variable:
+
+#### ...via `docker run`
+
+```sh
+docker run ... SVNSERVE_ARGS="--option1 value1 --option2 value2" ... garethflowers/svn-server
+```
+
+#### ...via `docker compose`
+
+```sh
+services:
+  svn:
+    image: garethflowers/svn-server
+    environment:
+      - SVNSERVE_ARGS=--option1 value1 --option2 value2
+    ...
+```
+
+### List available command line options
+
+```sh
+docker exec -it CONTAINER_NAME svnserve --help
+```
+
 ### Creating a new SVN Repository
 
 Use `svnadmin` within your container to create and manage repositories.
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab3d8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+/usr/bin/svnserve --daemon --foreground --root /var/opt/svn $SVNSERVE_ARGS