diff --git a/deploy/compose/.gitignore b/deploy/compose/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63decb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/compose/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+portainer_data/* 
+!portainer_data/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml b/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml
index 44ca59b..0d9cabc 100644
--- a/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deploy/compose/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ services:
     profiles: [portainer]
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - ./portainer_data:/data
 
 networks:
    usp_network:
diff --git a/deploy/compose/portainer_data/.gitkeep b/deploy/compose/portainer_data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29