diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1036b287..ede0e61c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 _tmp
 webapp/public
+mysql_data
diff --git a/development/compose-local.yml b/development/compose-local.yml
index 2b274951..65e2237e 100644
--- a/development/compose-local.yml
+++ b/development/compose-local.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 3306:3306
     volumes:
+      - ../mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql
       - ../webapp/sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
     healthcheck:
       test: