diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13daccf..94b4281 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ services:
       MYSQL_DATABASE: aidxnfun
       MYSQL_USER: aidxnfun
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: iloveaidxnfun
+    volumes:
+      - /docker/db/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
     restart: unless-stopped
   phpmyadmin:
     image: phpmyadmin
@@ -92,11 +94,11 @@ networks:
 This can be used in conjunction with the example .env file compatible with this file:
 
 ```dotenv
-DB_HOST="10.5.0.5"
+DB_HOST=10.5.0.5
 DB_PORT=3306
-DB_USER="root"
-DB_PASSWORD="iloveaidxnfun123"
-DB_NAME="aidxnfun"
+DB_USER=root
+DB_PASSWORD=iloveaidxnfun123
+DB_NAME=aidxnfun
 ```
 
 This config will create a MariaDB instance, with a pre-created database, as long well as supplied user credentials. A PhpMyAdmin instance will additionally be spun up for easy management and inspection of the database. You may plug in `10.5.0.5` as the host on [your ip]:80 in your web browser (on the computer running Docker).
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml.example b/docker-compose.yml.example
index 0d826c8..e7c3497 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml.example
+++ b/docker-compose.yml.example
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ services:
       MYSQL_DATABASE: aidxnfun
       MYSQL_USER: aidxnfun
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: iloveaidxnfun
+    volumes:
+      - /docker/db/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
     restart: unless-stopped
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