diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa277c94..81ab98af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+elasticsearch/snapshots/
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b624da47..d17e3af2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ services:
       ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms512m -Xmx1g
     volumes:
       - ./elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
+      - ./elasticsearch/snapshots:/usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots
     ports:
       - "9200:9200"
diff --git a/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml b/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
index 88db5cb9..0bf5b680 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ transport.host: 0.0.0.0
 discovery.type: single-node
 http.port: 9200
 
+path:
+  repo:
+    - /usr/share/elasticsearch/snapshots
+
 ## License
 xpack.license.self_generated.type: basic