diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index aa8d465..9274575 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DBPASS}
     volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./database/schema:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
       - ./uploads:/app/uploads
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 3
+    env_file:
+      - .env
 
   # Bookhoard Application
   app:
@@ -61,4 +67,5 @@ services:
 
 # Named Volumes
 volumes:
+  postgres_data:
   bookhoard_conversion_cache:
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