diff --git a/gitea_cloud_init.yml b/gitea_cloud_init.yml
index 5ffbd83..8e1a9b9 100644
--- a/gitea_cloud_init.yml
+++ b/gitea_cloud_init.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ write_files:
             restart: always
 
             volumes:
-              - ./gitea:/data
+              - /mnt/VOLUME_NAME/data:/var/lib/gitea
+              - /mnt/VOLUME_NAME/config:/etc/gitea  
               - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
               - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
 
@@ -47,4 +48,11 @@ runcmd:
   - chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
   - systemctl start docker
   - systemctl enable docker
+  - sudo mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0HC_Volume_{volume.volume.id}
+  - mkdir /mnt/{volume_name}
+  - mount -o discard,defaults /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0HC_Volume_{volume.volume.id} /mnt/{volume_name}
+  - echo "/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0HC_Volume_{volume.volume.id} /mnt/{volume_name} ext4 discard,nofail,defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
+  - mkdir /mnt/{volume_name}/data
+  - mkdir /mnt/{volume_name}/config
+  - sudo chown 1000:1000 /mnt/{volume_name}/config/ /mnt/{volume_name}/data
   - cd /root/ && docker-compose up -d
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diff --git a/gitea_config.py b/gitea_config.py
index 32ed60f..eb1cfd2 100644
--- a/gitea_config.py
+++ b/gitea_config.py
@@ -43,16 +43,29 @@ print(f"Serwer: {db_server.data_model.name}\n\tpubliczne IP: {db_server.data_mod
 
 
 
+volume_name = f"{PREFIX}-gitea-vol"
+
+volume = client.volumes.create(
+    name=volume_name,
+    size=10,
+    format='ext4',
+    location=Location("hel1")
+)
+print(f"Created data volume: {volume.volume.name}")
+
 
 with open("gitea_cloud_init.yml", 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
     cloud_init_wp1 = file.read()
 
+cloud_init_wp1.replace("VOLUME_NAME", volume_name)
+
 wp1_server = client.servers.create(
     name=f"{PREFIX}-gitea",
     server_type=ServerType("cpx11"),
     image=Image(name="ubuntu-22.04"),
     ssh_keys=[ssh_key],
     networks=[vnet],
+    volumes=[volume.volume],
     location=Location("hel1"),
     user_data=cloud_init_wp1
 )