diff --git a/nodebb/README.md b/nodebb/README.md
index db6efb6..3cc99c9 100644
--- a/nodebb/README.md
+++ b/nodebb/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ nodebb:
   restart: always
 
 redis:
-  image: redis
+  image: redis:alpine
   ports:
     - "127.0.0.1:6379:6379"
   volumes:
diff --git a/nodebb/docker-compose.yml b/nodebb/docker-compose.yml
index 2fa58ba..4367ecf 100644
--- a/nodebb/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/nodebb/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ nodebb:
     - "4567:4567"
   links:
     - redis
+  volumes:
+    - ./data:/var/lib/nodebb
   restart: always
 
 redis: