diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85e7c1dfc..e4ab8e720 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /.idea/
+/geth-data/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3f0f4a023..9249a580a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ services:
       - 8546:8546
       - 30303:30303
     command: [ "sh", "./geth-entrypoint" ]
+    volumes:
+      - "./geth-data:/data"
     environment:
       - OP_GETH_GENESIS_FILE_PATH=goerli/genesis-l2.json
       - OP_GETH_SEQUENCER_HTTP=https://goerli.base.org