diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..451b4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PB_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
+PB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=secret-password
+PB_URL=http://pocketbase:8080
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b462cb..9493f25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ node_modules
 .wrangler
 /.svelte-kit
 /build
+/data
 
 # OS
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 7eeb0ab..fd622bb 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
 
 ARG PB_VERSION=0.29.2
-ENV PB_DATA_DIR=/pb_data
 
 WORKDIR /pb
 
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@ RUN unzip /tmp/pb.zip -d /pb/
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
+VOLUME [ "/pb/pb_data", "/pb/pb_migrations", "/pb/pb_hooks" ]
+
 EXPOSE 8080
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9ac2cf2..56b42ca 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ services:
     build: api
     env_file: .env
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/pb_data
+      - ./data/data:/pb/pb_data
+      - ./data/migrations:/pb/pb_migrations
+      - ./data/hooks:/pb/pb_hooks
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
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