diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 75c02ea..e3b5969 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # StoryCove Environment Configuration
 # Copy this file to .env and configure for your environment
 
+# Data Directory (host path for all persistent volumes)
+DATA_DIR=/volume1/docker/storycove
+
 # Application URLs and CORS Configuration
 STORYCOVE_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:6925
 STORYCOVE_CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:6925
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 306dded..de051ae 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "6925:80"
     volumes:
-      - /volume1/docker/storycove/images:/app/images:ro
+      - ${DATA_DIR:-/volume1/docker/storycove}/images:/app/images:ro
     configs:
       - source: nginx_config
         target: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ services:
       - APP_PASSWORD=${APP_PASSWORD}
       - STORYCOVE_CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=${STORYCOVE_CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS:-http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:6925}
     volumes:
-      - /volume1/docker/storycove/images:/app/images
-      - /volume1/docker/storycove/config:/app/config
-      - /volume1/docker/storycove/backups:/app/backups
+      - ${DATA_DIR:-/volume1/docker/storycove}/images:/app/images
+      - ${DATA_DIR:-/volume1/docker/storycove}/config:/app/config
+      - ${DATA_DIR:-/volume1/docker/storycove}/backups:/app/backups
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_USER=storycove
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
-      - /volume1/docker/storycove/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ${DATA_DIR:-/volume1/docker/storycove}/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     networks:
       - storycove-network
     healthcheck:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
       - SOLR_HEAP=1024m
       - SOLR_JAVA_MEM=-Xms512m -Xmx1024m
     volumes:
-      - /volume1/docker/storycove/solr:/var/solr
+      - ${DATA_DIR:-/volume1/docker/storycove}/solr:/var/solr
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits: