diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8e926b9..4066dbf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ FROM golang:alpine AS build-stage
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=generate-stage /app /app
-
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build \
     -buildvcs=false \
     -ldflags="-s -w" \
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build \
 
 FROM alpine:latest
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
-WORKDIR /app/
-COPY --from=build-stage /app/iphistory .
-
+RUN mkdir -p /data
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/iphistory /usr/local/bin/iphistory
+WORKDIR /
 EXPOSE 8080
-CMD ["./iphistory"]
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/iphistory"]
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index d59d1ea..7eb4e5b 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
     volumes:
-      - data:/app
+      - data:/data
 
 volumes:
   data:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e7a9d4e..038145a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -25,7 +26,15 @@ var assetsFS embed.FS
 func main() {
 	logger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
 
-	store, err := NewStore("history.db")
+	dbPath := "./data/history.db"
+	dbDir := filepath.Dir(dbPath)
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dbDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		logger.Error("failed to create data directory", "err", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	store, err := NewStore(dbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("db init failed", "err", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 63aa703..dcbdaa8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
     volumes:
-      - data:/app
+      - data:/data
 
 volumes:
   data: