diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b1310d0..c91e5e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ versionize:
         - echo -n $API_VERSION > api_version.txt
         - echo -n $API_MAJOR_VERSION > api_major_version.txt
         - CONTAINER_NAME="${CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG}-${INSTANCE_SPECIFIER}-${API_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+        - SERVICE_VOLUME="${CONTAINER_NAME}-data"
         - SERVICE_PORT=$((SERVICE_FIRST_PORT + SERVICE_PORT_OFFSET + (API_MAJOR_VERSION - 1) % 5))
         - echo "Service port is ${SERVICE_PORT}"
+        - docker volume inspect $SERVICE_VOLUME || docker volume create $SERVICE_VOLUME
         - docker stop $CONTAINER_NAME || echo "$CONTAINER_NAME not running, anyway okay"
         - docker pull $IMAGE_NAME:$VERSION
-        - echo "docker run -d --rm -e TZ=Europe/Berlin -p $SERVICE_PORT:$WEBSERVICE_PORT --name $CONTAINER_NAME -e WEBSERVICE_INSTANCE=$INSTANCE_SPECIFIER -e Database__Host=$DATABASE_HOST -e Database__User=$DATABASE_USER -e Database__Password=$DATABASE_PASSWORD -e Database__Name=$DATABASE_NAME $IMAGE_NAME:$VERSION" > /start-scripts/${CONTAINER_NAME}.sh
+        - echo "docker run -d --rm -e TZ=Europe/Berlin -p $SERVICE_PORT:$WEBSERVICE_PORT --name $CONTAINER_NAME -e WEBSERVICE_INSTANCE=$INSTANCE_SPECIFIER $IMAGE_NAME:$VERSION" > /start-scripts/${CONTAINER_NAME}.sh
         - chmod 755 /start-scripts/${CONTAINER_NAME}.sh
         - /start-scripts/${CONTAINER_NAME}.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 782a98b..e8d9477 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN cd /tmp/work && ./generateAll.sh -k2c
 # final container
 FROM wollud1969/dotnetcore5sdk:1.0.0
 
+ENV Database__InfoFile "/opt/service/config/databaseInfo.json"
+
 RUN \
   useradd -d /opt/service -m service && \
   mkdir /opt/service/output && chown service:service /opt/service/output && \