diff --git a/ansible-rundeck-docker/Dockerfile b/ansible-rundeck-docker/Dockerfile
index 7f4d78e..bbd2fff 100644
--- a/ansible-rundeck-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/ansible-rundeck-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ RUN echo 'export PASSWORD=$VSCODE_PASSWORD' >docker-lib/includes/120_vscode.sh
 RUN echo 'pidof node || /usr/bin/code-server --host 0.0.0.0 &' >>docker-lib/includes/120_vscode.sh
 RUN chmod 755 docker-lib/includes/120_vscode.sh
 
+# make sure we can write to the ansible volume
+RUN echo 'sudo chown rundeck:root ansible' >docker-lib/includes/110_volume.sh
+RUN echo '/bin/touch ~/ansible/ansible.cfg' >>docker-lib/includes/110_volume.sh
+RUN if [ ! -e ~/.ansible.cfg ] ; then ln -s ~/ansible/ansible.cfg ~.ansible.cfg ; fi
+RUN chmod 755 docker-lib/includes/110_volume.sh
+
 #VOLUME ["/home/rundeck/server/data"]
 
 #EXPOSE 4440
diff --git a/ansible-rundeck-docker/docker-compose.yaml b/ansible-rundeck-docker/docker-compose.yaml
index ca570cb..7aeff2e 100644
--- a/ansible-rundeck-docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/ansible-rundeck-docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ services:
         ports:
             - 4440:4440
             - 8080:8080
+        volumes:
+            - ansible-data:/home/rundeck/ansible
     mariadb:
         image: mariadb:10.5.8
         container_name: mariadb
         restart: on-failure:5
         env_file:
             .env
-
+        volumes:
+            - mariadb-data:/var/lib/mysql
+volumes:
+  mariadb-data:
+  ansible-data:
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