diff --git a/mariadb/.env b/mariadb/.env
index 0dbe6f3..b6ef44d 100644
--- a/mariadb/.env
+++ b/mariadb/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=supersecurepassword
 ADMINER_PORT=9443
+DB_PATH=./db
diff --git a/mariadb/docker-compose.yml b/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
index 9a4ad63..a60ea97 100644
--- a/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
-
+    volumes:
+      - ${DB_PATH}:/var/lib/mysql:Z
   adminer:
     image: adminer
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/mysql/.env b/mysql/.env
index 6c45be7..0a81fc9 100644
--- a/mysql/.env
+++ b/mysql/.env
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ DB_ROOT_PW=supersecurepassword
 DB_USER=db_user
 DB_PW=securepassword
 DB_NAME=db_name
+DB_PATH=./db
diff --git a/mysql/docker-compose.yml b/mysql/docker-compose.yml
index 3edd979..c31aec0 100644
--- a/mysql/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/mysql/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ services:
       - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${DB_PW}
       - MYSQL_DATABASE=${DB_NAME}
     volumes:
-      - ./mysql:/var/lib/mysql
+      - ${DB_PATH}:/var/lib/mysql