diff --git a/playbooks/vps2.yml b/playbooks/vps2.yml
index 86111ff..3fd9b89 100644
--- a/playbooks/vps2.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vps2.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@
         - db.env
         - server.env
     #####
+    # APP: hugo-chat, /apps/hugo-chat
+    #####
+    - name: Create /apps/hugo-chat
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /apps/hugo-chat
+        state: directory
+        mode: "u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx"
+    #####
     # APP: bisect-rustc-servce, /apps/bisect-rustc-service
     #####
     - name: Create /apps/bisect-rustc-service
diff --git a/vps2/docker-compose.yml b/vps2/docker-compose.yml
index 7bf2e30..142ea00 100644
--- a/vps2/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/vps2/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ services:
     container_name: hugo-chat-db
     image: "postgres:latest"
     restart: always
-    # no ports bound, accessed via the hugo-chat network
+    volumes:
+      - "/apps/hugo-chat/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${HUGO_CHAT_DB_PASSWORD}"
+      PGDATA: "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata"
     networks:
       - hugo-chat
   hugo_chat_server: