diff --git a/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/Dockerfile b/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/Dockerfile
index 5cadb49f1609..729aa656da95 100644
--- a/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
-FROM bitnami/minideb-extras:stretch-r218
+FROM bitnami/minideb-extras:stretch-r219
 LABEL maintainer "Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>"
 
+ENV BITNAMI_PKG_CHMOD="-R g+rwX" \
+    HOME="/"
+
 # Install required system packages and dependencies
 RUN install_packages ghostscript imagemagick libbz2-1.0 libc6 libgcc1 libncurses5 libpcap0.8 libreadline7 libsqlite3-0 libssl1.1 libstdc++6 libtinfo5 zlib1g
-RUN bitnami-pkg install node-8.14.0-0 --checksum d1abd89f77402e373b6bd1549f8ae95d21f46aaf0921a97c2d5a23fe3f03c07b
+RUN bitnami-pkg install node-8.14.0-20 --checksum 408efbaecc9a5d5aa93f0e1755a15f5fe29c08d37baaac3900c9f02551d6da2b
 RUN bitnami-pkg install mongodb-client-3.7.9-0 --checksum 8886d69851b2ae39765fe13c89589bfe2375e89296d6ef50c466a127bce82019
-RUN bitnami-pkg unpack parse-3.1.2-1 --checksum 3862f7f5a3b1f8c655c980f34728dc980b5a556c916b44c52f11f77373fd0b6e
+RUN bitnami-pkg unpack parse-3.1.2-20 --checksum 9bfae1d99b2a9fa5d5d59486338607bed7651512f66e8e39b8928776863fbced
 
 COPY rootfs /
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="parse" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.1.2-debian-9-r13" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.1.2-debian-9-r14" \
     MONGODB_HOST="mongodb" \
     MONGODB_PASSWORD="" \
     MONGODB_PORT_NUMBER="27017" \
     MONGODB_USER="root" \
+    NAMI_PREFIX="/.nami" \
     PARSE_APP_ID="myappID" \
     PARSE_ENABLE_CLOUD_CODE="no" \
     PARSE_HOST="127.0.0.1" \
@@ -24,5 +28,6 @@ ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="parse" \
 
 EXPOSE 1337
 
+USER 1001
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/app-entrypoint.sh" ]
-CMD [ "nami", "start", "--foreground", "parse" ]
+CMD [ "/run.sh" ]
diff --git a/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh b/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
index bde159da0d84..1c16ec7d570b 100755
--- a/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 print_welcome_page
 
-if [[ "$1" == "nami" && "$2" == "start" ]] || [[ "$1" == "/init.sh" ]]; then
+if [[ "$1" == "nami" && "$2" == "start" ]] || [[ "$1" == "/run.sh" ]]; then
   nami_initialize parse
   info "Starting parse... "
 fi
diff --git a/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/run.sh b/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..cb47f1906015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitnami/parse/3/debian-9/rootfs/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+. /opt/bitnami/base/functions
+. /opt/bitnami/base/helpers
+
+USER=parse
+DAEMON=parse-server
+EXEC=$(which $DAEMON)
+START_COMMAND="${EXEC} /opt/bitnami/parse/config.json"
+
+# If container is started as `root` user
+if [ $EUID -eq 0 ]; then
+    exec gosu "${USER}" bash -c "${START_COMMAND}"
+else
+    exec bash -c "${START_COMMAND}"
+fi
diff --git a/bitnami/parse/README.md b/bitnami/parse/README.md
index 46e01470198c..c4a4b20c2fa5 100644
--- a/bitnami/parse/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/parse/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Deploying Bitnami applications as Helm Charts is the easiest way to get started
 
 Bitnami containers can be used with [Kubeapps](https://kubeapps.com/) for deployment and management of Helm Charts in clusters.
 
+# Why use a non-root container?
+
+Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recommended for production environments. However, because they run as a non-root user, privileged tasks are typically off-limits. Learn more about non-root containers [in our docs](https://docs.bitnami.com/containers/how-to/work-with-non-root-containers/).
+
 # Supported tags and respective `Dockerfile` links
 
 > NOTE: Debian 8 images have been deprecated in favor of Debian 9 images. Bitnami will not longer publish new Docker images based on Debian 8.
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 
 
 * [`3-ol-7`, `3.1.2-ol-7-r14` (3/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-parse/blob/3.1.2-ol-7-r14/3/ol-7/Dockerfile)
-* [`3-debian-9`, `3.1.2-debian-9-r13`, `3`, `3.1.2`, `3.1.2-r13`, `latest` (3/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-parse/blob/3.1.2-debian-9-r13/3/debian-9/Dockerfile)
+* [`3-debian-9`, `3.1.2-debian-9-r14`, `3`, `3.1.2`, `3.1.2-r14`, `latest` (3/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-parse/blob/3.1.2-debian-9-r14/3/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 
 Subscribe to project updates by watching the [bitnami/parse GitHub repo](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-parse).
 
@@ -316,6 +320,12 @@ $ docker-compose up -d
 
 Find more information about Cloud Code and Cloud functions in the [official documentation](https://docs.parseplatform.org/cloudcode/guide/).
 
+# Notable Changes
+
+## 3.1.2-r14
+
+- The Parse container has been migrated to a non-root user approach. Previously the container ran as the `root` user and the Parse daemon was started as the `parse` user. From now on, both the container and the Parse daemon run as user `1001`. As a consequence, the data directory must be writable by that user. You can revert this behavior by changing `USER 1001` to `USER root` in the Dockerfile.
+
 # Contributing
 
 We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an [issue](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-parse/issues), or submit a [pull request](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-parse/pulls) with your contribution.