diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da096c1..12bf685 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ node_modules/
 assets/
 frontend/dist/
 .claude/
-uploads/
+readur_uploads/
+readur_watch/
 test-results/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a3c0d78..9981537 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ services:
     
     volumes:
       # Persistent storage for uploads
-      - readur_uploads:/app/uploads
+      - ./readur_uploads:/app/uploads
       
       # Watch folder - can be mapped to a host directory
-      - ./watch:/app/watch
+      - ./readur_watch:/app/watch
       
       # Or use a named volume for watch folder
       # - readur_watch:/app/watch
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ services:
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
   readur_uploads:
-  readur_watch:
\ No newline at end of file
+  readur_watch: