diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 042004e89..c3d4df138 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ gradlew
 # IntelliJ IDEA
 .idea/
 
+# Compose Volumes
+compose
+
 logs
 project/project
 project/target
diff --git a/analysis.properties.docker b/analysis.properties.docker
index 9a631d023..ffcce3217 100644
--- a/analysis.properties.docker
+++ b/analysis.properties.docker
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ access-control-allow-origin=http://localhost:3000
 
 # A temporary location to store scratch files. The path can be absolute or relative.
 # This allows you to locate temporary storage on an extra drive in case your main drive does not have enough space.
-local-cache=/app/cache
+local-cache=/app/files
 
 # Java threads for lighter async operations
 light-threads=3
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 67f0a9567..131743e62 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
   mongo:
     image: mongo:7.0
     volumes:
-      - mongo:/data/db:rw
+      - ./compose/mongo:/data/db:rw
     ports:
       - "27017:27017"
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "7070:7070"
     volumes:
-      - files:/app/cache
+      - ./compose/files:/app/files
 
   ui:
     build: ../ui
@@ -25,7 +25,3 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - r5
       - mongo
-
-volumes:
-  mongo:
-  files: