diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3026c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+node_modules/
+reports/
+speedboard.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+.git/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7c7879b..1d74ee6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ RUN SITESPEED_JS=$(find / -name 'sitespeed.js' -path '*/bin/*' 2>/dev/null | hea
     echo "Build-time sitespeed.js found at: $SITESPEED_JS"; \
     echo "export SITESPEED_BIN=$SITESPEED_JS" > /sitespeed_env
 
-# Create persistent directories
-RUN mkdir -p /data/reports
+# Create the persistent data directories (volume mount points)
+RUN mkdir -p /data/reports /data/db
 
-# Symlink reports dir into app folder
-RUN ln -sf /data/reports /app/reports
-
-# Runtime env
+# Runtime env — REPORTS_DIR and DB_PATH point to the mounted volumes
 ENV PORT=3132 \
     IN_DOCKER=1 \
+    REPORTS_DIR=/data/reports \
     NODE_ENV=production
 
 EXPOSE 3132
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index c6f678b..5e9efcb 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ app.set('view engine', 'pug');
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(express.json());
 
-// Static reports
-app.use('/reports', express.static(join(__dirname, 'reports')));
+// Static reports — use REPORTS_DIR env var so Docker and local both work
+const REPORTS_DIR = process.env.REPORTS_DIR || join(__dirname, 'reports');
+app.use('/reports', express.static(REPORTS_DIR));
 
 // Routes
 app.use('/', indexRouter);
diff --git a/runner.js b/runner.js
index af1ad8d..08f3756 100644
--- a/runner.js
+++ b/runner.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const LOCAL_BIN = join(__dirname, '..', 'sitespeed.io', 'bin', 'sitespeed.js');
-
+const REPORTS_DIR = process.env.REPORTS_DIR || join(__dirname, 'reports');
 
 export function runTest(job, onLine) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const outputFolder = join(__dirname, 'reports', job.id);
+    const outputFolder = join(REPORTS_DIR, job.id);
     const isDocker = !!process.env.IN_DOCKER;
 
     const sitespeedArgs = [