diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1147ef27b..bee3eb24d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-version: '3'
+version: "3.9"
 
 services:
   caldera:
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
         TZ: "UTC" # Timezone to use in container
-        VARIANT: "full"
+        VARIANT: "full"        # full install: plugins, agents, docs, etc.
     image: caldera:latest
-    container_name: caldera
+    command: --log DEBUG
     ports:
       - "8888:8888"
       - "8443:8443"
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ services:
       - "8022:8022"
       - "2222:2222"
     volumes:
-      - ./:/usr/src/app
-      - /usr/src/app/plugins/magma # Anonymous volume to preserve built UI assets from being overwritten by host mount
-    command: --log DEBUG
+      # keeps operation data & uploaded files between runs
+      - caldera-data:/usr/src/app/data
+
+volumes:
+  caldera-data: