diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ef9028..7da3856 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ letsencrypt/acme.json
 nohup.out
 
 .idea/
+scripts/repos/
+# data is the folder where the perses database is stored
+data/
+
 # Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/hugo,node,visualstudiocode,macos,linux,windows
 # Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=hugo,node,visualstudiocode,macos,linux,windows
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index ae23ee7..ecf164f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ services:
     command: "--config=/etc/perses/config/secret.yaml"
     environment:
       PERSES_DATABASE_FILE_EXTENSION: "json"
-      PERSES_SCHEMAS_PANELS_PATH: "/etc/perses/cue/schemas/panels"
-      PERSES_SCHEMAS_QUERIES_PATH: "/etc/perses/cue/schemas/queries"
-      PERSES_SCHEMAS_DATASOURCES_PATH: "/etc/perses/cue/schemas/datasources"
-      PERSES_SCHEMAS_VARIABLES_PATH: "/etc/perses/cue/schemas/variables"
+      PERSES_DATABASE_FILE_FOLDER: "/perses"
       PERSES_SECURITY_ENABLE_AUTH: true
       PERSES_SECURITY_AUTHORIZATION_GUEST_PERMISSIONS_0_ACTIONS_0: "read"
       PERSES_SECURITY_AUTHORIZATION_GUEST_PERMISSIONS_0_SCOPES_0: "*"
@@ -44,6 +41,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./provisioning:/etc/perses/provisioning
       - ./secret:/etc/perses/config
+      - ./data:/perses
     restart: unless-stopped
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"