diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dd6bcc0..dcec29d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.13-slim
+FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     nginx \
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     imagemagick \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN python -m venv /opt/venv
+RUN python -m venv --system-site-packages /opt/venv
 ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86f6ef0..311f2a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Pyrom
 python/flask port of [porom](https://git.poto.cafe/yagich/porom)
 
-this is now the canonical implementation of porom
+this is now the canonical implementation of porom. it's compatible with the database of porom.
 
 # License
 Released under [CNPLv7+](https://thufie.lain.haus/NPL.html).
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ $ docker compose up
 
 make sure to run it in an interactive session the first time, because it will spit out the password to the auto-created admin account.
 
+alternatively, if you already had porom running before, put the db file (`db.prod.sqlite`) in `data/db` and it will Just Work.
+
 ## manual (development)
-1. install python >= 3.13, sqlite3, libargon2, and imagemagick & clone repo
+1. install python >= 3.11, sqlite3, libargon2, and imagemagick & clone repo
 2. create a venv:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 0563859..644a464 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ events {
 }
 
 http {
+    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
     server {
         listen 8080;
         server_name localhost;
diff --git a/uwsgi.ini b/uwsgi.ini
index b2cb55c..333245c 100644
--- a/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/uwsgi.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ chmod-socket = 666
 plugins = python3
 
 virtualenv = /opt/venv
-pythonpath = /opt/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages
+pythonpath = /opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages
 
 uid = www-data
 gid = www-data