diff --git a/configuration/ids.nix b/configuration/ids.nix
index 895b976..5488ff0 100644
--- a/configuration/ids.nix
+++ b/configuration/ids.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
   ids.uids = {
     # System user ids start at 400 (see nixos/modules/programs/shadow.nix)
     webserver = 400;
+    minecraft = 401;
     # The limit is 999
   };
+
+  ids.gids = {
+    webserver = 400;
+    minecraft = 401;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/configuration/services/minecraft.nix b/configuration/services/minecraft.nix
index bf8f58f..23705ac 100644
--- a/configuration/services/minecraft.nix
+++ b/configuration/services/minecraft.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ in {
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg:
     builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [ "forge-server" ];
 
+  users = {
+    extraUsers.minecraft = {
+      uid = config.ids.uids.minecraft;
+      group = config.users.extraGroups.minecraft.name;
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      description = "Minecraft server user";
+    };
+    extraGroups.minecraft = { gid = config.ids.gids.minecraft; };
+  };
+
   virtualisation.oci-containers.containers.minecraft-voor-kia = let
     properties = ./configs/minecraft/voor-kia/server.properties;
     icon = ./configs/minecraft/voor-kia/server-icon.png;
@@ -73,9 +83,8 @@ in {
       ];
 
       config = let
-        # Use the upstream minecraft uid
-        uid = toString config.ids.uids.minecraft;
-        gid = toString config.users.groups.nogroup.gid;
+        uid = toString config.users.extraUsers.minecraft.uid;
+        gid = toString config.users.extraGroups.minecraft.gid;
       in {
         Cmd = [ "forge-server" ] ++ minecraft-server-args;
         WorkingDir = "/var/lib/minecraft";
diff --git a/configuration/services/webserver.nix b/configuration/services/webserver.nix
index c1966a5..d72b417 100644
--- a/configuration/services/webserver.nix
+++ b/configuration/services/webserver.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
-  users.extraUsers.webserver = {
-    uid = config.ids.uids.webserver;
-    isSystemUser = true;
-    description = "tlater.net web server user";
+  users = {
+    extraUsers.webserver = {
+      uid = config.ids.uids.webserver;
+      group = config.users.extraGroups.webserver.name;
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      description = "tlater.net web server user";
+    };
+    extraGroups.webserver = { gid = config.ids.gids.webserver; };
   };
 
   virtualisation.oci-containers.containers.webserver = {
@@ -16,10 +20,8 @@
       contents = pkgs.tlaternet-webserver.webserver;
 
       config = let
-        user = config.users.extraUsers.webserver;
-        group = config.users.groups.${user.group};
-        uid = toString user.uid;
-        gid = toString group.gid;
+        uid = toString config.users.extraUsers.webserver.uid;
+        gid = toString config.users.extraGroups.webserver.gid;
       in {
         Cmd = [ "tlaternet-webserver" ];
         Volumes = { "/srv/mail" = { }; };