diff --git a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/conf/setup.json b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/conf/setup.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bc85928bd..000000000
--- a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/conf/setup.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "defaults": {}
-}
diff --git a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/docker-compose.yml b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/docker-compose.yml
index 23902db71..a6900f80e 100644
--- a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ services:
       - ${NODEBB_ROOT_PATH}/build:/usr/src/app/build
       - ${NODEBB_ROOT_PATH}/uploads:/usr/src/app/public/uploads
       - ${NODEBB_ROOT_PATH}/config:/opt/config
-      - ${NODEBB_ROOT_PATH}/setup.json:/usr/src/app/setup.json
     environment:
       - TZ=Asia/Shanghai
       - bind_address=0.0.0.0
diff --git a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/init.sh b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/init.sh
index 62ec83c2d..29d363274 100644
--- a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/init.sh
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ if [ -f .env ]; then
 
   # setup-2 update dir permissions
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH"
+  mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/node_modules"
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/build"
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/uploads"
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/config"
 
-  cp ./conf/setup.json "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/setup.json"
-
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH"
+  chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/node_modules"
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/build"
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/uploads"
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/config"
diff --git a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/upgrade.sh b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/upgrade.sh
index 388ae28ff..29d363274 100644
--- a/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/upgrade.sh
+++ b/apps/nodebb/3.12.2/scripts/upgrade.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ if [ -f .env ]; then
 
   # setup-2 update dir permissions
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH"
+  mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/node_modules"
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/build"
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/uploads"
   mkdir -p "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/config"
 
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH"
+  chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/node_modules"
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/build"
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/uploads"
   chown -R 1001:1001 "$NODEBB_ROOT_PATH/config"