diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f2b47a3..2fd1171 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ services:
       - ./uploads.ini:/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/uploads.ini:ro
   database:
     image: mariadb
+    volumes:
+      - mysql-vol:/var/lib/mysql
     restart: always
     env_file: .env
     environment:
       MYSQL_DATABASE: mediawiki
       #MYSQL_USER and MYSQL_PASSWORD in .env
       MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD: 'yes'
+volumes:
+  mysql-vol: