diff --git a/deploy/compose/.gitignore b/deploy/compose/.gitignore
index 63decb2..3b43ac1 100644
--- a/deploy/compose/.gitignore
+++ b/deploy/compose/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 portainer_data/* 
-!portainer_data/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
+!portainer_data/.gitkeep
+mongo_data/* 
+!mongo_data/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml b/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml
index 0d9cabc..9ce146c 100644
--- a/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ services:
     networks:
       usp_network:
         ipv4_address: 172.16.235.4
+    volumes:
+      - ./mongo_data:/data/db
     profiles: [controller,adapter]
 
   redis:
diff --git a/deploy/compose/mongo_data/.gitkeep b/deploy/compose/mongo_data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29