diff --git a/dotfiles/README.md b/dotfiles/README.md
index 435d366..be174c2 100644
--- a/dotfiles/README.md
+++ b/dotfiles/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ tags: [helper]
 
 # Dotfiles
 
-Allow developers to optionally bring their own [dotfiles repository](https://dotfiles.github.io)! Under the hood, this module uses the [coder dotfiles](https://coder.com/docs/v2/latest/dotfiles) command.
+Allow developers to optionally bring their own [dotfiles repository](https://dotfiles.github.io).
+
+This will prompt the user for their dotfiles repository URL on template creation using a `coder_parameter`.
+
+Under the hood, this module uses the [coder dotfiles](https://coder.com/docs/v2/latest/dotfiles) command.
 
 ```tf
 module "dotfiles" {
@@ -19,6 +23,47 @@ module "dotfiles" {
 }
 ```
 
+## Examples
+
+### Apply dotfiles as the current user
+
+```tf
+module "dotfiles" {
+  source   = "registry.coder.com/modules/dotfiles/coder"
+  version  = "1.0.0"
+  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id
+}
+```
+
+### Apply dotfiles as another user (only works if sudo is passwordless)
+
+```tf
+module "dotfiles" {
+  source   = "registry.coder.com/modules/dotfiles/coder"
+  version  = "1.0.0"
+  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id
+  user     = "root"
+}
+```
+
+### Apply the same dotfiles as the current user and root (the root dotfiles can only be applied if sudo is passwordless)
+
+```tf
+module "dotfiles" {
+  source   = "registry.coder.com/modules/dotfiles/coder"
+  version  = "1.0.0"
+  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id
+}
+
+module "dotfiles-root" {
+  source       = "registry.coder.com/modules/dotfiles/coder"
+  version      = "1.0.0"
+  agent_id     = coder_agent.example.id
+  user         = "root"
+  dotfiles_uri = module.dotfiles.dotfiles_uri
+}
+```
+
 ## Setting a default dotfiles repository
 
 You can set a default dotfiles repository for all users by setting the `default_dotfiles_uri` variable:
diff --git a/dotfiles/main.tf b/dotfiles/main.tf
index ac7f7e6..950cb9b 100644
--- a/dotfiles/main.tf
+++ b/dotfiles/main.tf
@@ -16,10 +16,23 @@ variable "agent_id" {
 
 variable "default_dotfiles_uri" {
   type        = string
-  description = "The default dotfiles URI if the workspace user does not provide one."
+  description = "The default dotfiles URI if the workspace user does not provide one"
   default     = ""
 }
 
+variable "dotfiles_uri" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The URL to a dotfiles repository. (optional, when set, the user isn't prompted for their dotfiles)"
+
+  default = null
+}
+
+variable "user" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The name of the user to apply the dotfiles to. (optional, applies to the current user by default)"
+  default     = null
+}
+
 variable "coder_parameter_order" {
   type        = number
   description = "The order determines the position of a template parameter in the UI/CLI presentation. The lowest order is shown first and parameters with equal order are sorted by name (ascending order)."
@@ -27,6 +40,8 @@ variable "coder_parameter_order" {
 }
 
 data "coder_parameter" "dotfiles_uri" {
+  count = var.dotfiles_uri == null ? 1 : 0
+
   type         = "string"
   name         = "dotfiles_uri"
   display_name = "Dotfiles URL (optional)"
@@ -37,14 +52,17 @@ data "coder_parameter" "dotfiles_uri" {
   icon         = "/icon/dotfiles.svg"
 }
 
-resource "coder_script" "personalize" {
-  agent_id     = var.agent_id
-  script       = <<-EOT
-    DOTFILES_URI="${data.coder_parameter.dotfiles_uri.value}"
-    if [ -n "$${DOTFILES_URI// }" ]; then
-    coder dotfiles "$DOTFILES_URI" -y 2>&1 | tee -a ~/.dotfiles.log
-    fi
-    EOT
+locals {
+  dotfiles_uri = var.dotfiles_uri != null ? var.dotfiles_uri : data.coder_parameter.dotfiles_uri[0].value
+  user         = var.user != null ? var.user : ""
+}
+
+resource "coder_script" "dotfiles" {
+  agent_id = var.agent_id
+  script = templatefile("${path.module}/run.sh", {
+    DOTFILES_URI : local.dotfiles_uri,
+    DOTFILES_USER : local.user
+  })
   display_name = "Dotfiles"
   icon         = "/icon/dotfiles.svg"
   run_on_start = true
@@ -52,5 +70,5 @@ resource "coder_script" "personalize" {
 
 output "dotfiles_uri" {
   description = "Dotfiles URI"
-  value       = data.coder_parameter.dotfiles_uri.value
+  value       = local.dotfiles_uri
 }
diff --git a/dotfiles/run.sh b/dotfiles/run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9463439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+DOTFILES_URI="${DOTFILES_URI}"
+DOTFILES_USER="${DOTFILES_USER}"
+
+if [ -n "$${DOTFILES_URI// }" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$DOTFILES_USER" ]; then
+    DOTFILES_USER="$USER"
+  fi
+
+  echo "✨ Applying dotfiles for user $DOTFILES_USER"
+
+  if [ "$DOTFILES_USER" = "$USER" ]; then
+    coder dotfiles "$DOTFILES_URI" -y 2>&1 | tee ~/.dotfiles.log
+  else
+    # The `eval echo ~"$DOTFILES_USER"` part is used to dynamically get the home directory of the user, see https://superuser.com/a/484280
+    # eval echo ~coder -> "/home/coder"
+    # eval echo ~root  -> "/root"
+
+    CODER_BIN=$(which coder)
+    DOTFILES_USER_HOME=$(eval echo ~"$DOTFILES_USER")
+    sudo -u "$DOTFILES_USER" sh -c "'$CODER_BIN' dotfiles '$DOTFILES_URI' -y 2>&1 | tee '$DOTFILES_USER_HOME'/.dotfiles.log"
+  fi
+fi