diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9b3f2d31c..84f9d474f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -68,4 +68,8 @@ ADD docker-entrypoint.sh $HOME/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
 USER $UNAME
 
+VOLUME uploads /opt/akkoma/uploads
+VOLUME instance /opt/akkoma/instance
+VOLUME config /etc/akkoma/config.exs
+
 CMD ["/opt/akkoma/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 71e8f43d7..953cc6920 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
     ]
     volumes:
       - ./config/prod.secret.exs:/etc/akkoma/config.exs
+      - ./uploads:/opt/akkoma/uploads
+      - ./instance:/opt/akkoma/instance
 
   # Copy this into docker-compose.override.yml and uncomment there if you want to use a reverse proxy
   #proxy: