diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b776370..f0de3c9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:20-alpine
+FROM node:20-slim
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51e4d91..c3ece2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ npm install
 ```env
 TELEGRAM_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
 WEBAPP_URL=http://localhost:5000
+DB_PATH=/path/to/data/data.db # use in development mode (not needed for docker-compose setup)
 ```
 
 4. Запустите приложение в режиме разработки:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 55c9cdc..38280e3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - TELEGRAM_TOKEN=${TELEGRAM_TOKEN}
       - WEBAPP_URL=${WEBAPP_URL}
+      - DB_PATH=/app/data.db 
     volumes:
-      - ./data.db:/app/data.db
+      - ./data:/data
     restart: unless-stopped
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dataSource.ts b/src/dataSource.ts
index 27b383f..3183f83 100644
--- a/src/dataSource.ts
+++ b/src/dataSource.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Entry } from "./entity/Entry";
 
 export const AppDataSource = new DataSource({
     type: "sqlite",
-    database: "data.db",
+    database:  process.env.DB_PATH || "data.db",
     synchronize: true,
     logging: false,
     entities: [User, Entry],