diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 495f66b..f77abf5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ FROM python:3.13-alpine
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
+VOLUME /data
+
 WORKDIR /app/
 
 # Install uv
diff --git a/app/core/config.py b/app/core/config.py
index 32e9e70..a120448 100644
--- a/app/core/config.py
+++ b/app/core/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
     API_V1_STR: str = ""
     PROJECT_NAME: str = "Choriosity Anmeldung"
-    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI: str = "sqlite:///" + os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL", "./db.sqlite")
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI: str = "sqlite:///" + os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL", "/data/db.sqlite")
 
 
 settings = Settings()