diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 98d39a47..042fe538 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -25,5 +25,14 @@ docker stop $APP_NAME
 docker rm $APP_NAME
 docker build -t $APP_NAME .
 
+# Create a persistent file storage
+PERSISTENT_DIR="${HOME}/persistent/online-energieausweis";
+mkdir -p $PERSISTENT_DIR;
+
 # Und starten unsere App wieder.
-docker run -d --name $APP_NAME --link $DB_CONTAINER_NAME -p "$APP_PORT:80" -e DB_CONNECTION=postgresql://$DB_USER:$DB_PASSWORD@${DB_CONTAINER_NAME}:$DB_PORT/$DB_NAME -e DB_PORT=$DB_PORT $APP_NAME
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+docker run -d --name $APP_NAME --link $DB_CONTAINER_NAME \
+	-v "${PERSISTENT_DIR}:/persistent" \
+	-p "$APP_PORT:80" \
+	-e DB_CONNECTION=postgresql://$DB_USER:$DB_PASSWORD@${DB_CONTAINER_NAME}:$DB_PORT/$DB_NAME \
+	-e DB_PORT=$DB_PORT \
+	$APP_NAME;