diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bd2a324..50949c7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
 
 COPY ./app /code/app
 
+RUN mkdir -p /code/data
+
 CMD ["fastapi", "run", "app/main.py", "--proxy-headers", "--port", "80"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3909822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+services:
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: website-backend
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    expose:
+      - "8000"
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    volumes:
+      - C:/Users/hanna/Desktop/Dagemark-Backend/data:/code/data