diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2fef95d..22de94e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-data
+/data
 *.cnf
 .env
 .DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c13a4f6..1f2234e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
       - "4567:4567/udp"
       - "4568:4568"
     volumes:
+      - ./data:/bitnami/mariadb
   phpmyadmin:
     image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest
     container_name: phpmyadmin