diff --git a/config.template.cfg b/config.template.cfg
index c4aa5e4..dcfcd58 100644
--- a/config.template.cfg
+++ b/config.template.cfg
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SECURITY_TOKEN=cc83733cb0af8b884ff6577086b87909
 
 [database]
 TABLE_PREFIX=
-DATABASE=sqlite:///flask_monitoringdashboard.db
+DATABASE=sqlite:///data/flask_monitoringdashboard.db
 
 [visualization]
 COLORS={'main':'[128,0,128]','static':'[255,255,0]'}
diff --git a/data/.gitkeep b/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0e912da..99dd60a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - ${PORT}:8000
     restart: always
     volumes:
-      - ./flask_monitoringdashboard.db:/flask_monitoringdashboard.db
+      - ./data:/data
 
   schedule:
     build: .