diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7510890..1effcc0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ RUN npm i
 
 RUN adduser ooye -Du 1001
 RUN chown -R ooye /app
+RUN ln -s /data/ooye.db /app/db/ooye.db
+RUN mkdir /data
 USER ooye
 
 ENV DISCORD_TOKEN="notarealdiscordtoken"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa6ffbd..b97c79c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ sudo chown 1001:1001 ooye.db
   in the `environment` section.
   Note the `ADMIN_INVITE` section, in which you should specify the matrix ID of the user that you want
   to have admin access on the matrix spaces and channels that the bot creates and bridges.
-  ```yaml
+```yaml
 services:
   ooye:
     image: ghcr.io/katharostech/ooye:master
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 6693:6693
     volumes:
-      - ./ooye.db:/app/db/ooye.db
-  ```
+      - ooye-data:/data
+
+volumes:
+  ooye-data:
+```
 3. In the same folder as your `docker-compose.yml` run `docker compose up -d`.
 4. You'll see the container download and start up. It will exit immediately after startup, that is
   expected.