diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bc8d5f..c4c247d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,4 +71,7 @@ CLAUDE.md
 # Database backups
 *_backup_*
 *.bak
-*.backup
\ No newline at end of file
+*.backup
+
+# PostgreSQL data directory (local mount)
+postgres_data/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7eda522..b2b66ab 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-pd_dev_password}
       - TZ=${TZ:-America/Chicago}
     volumes:
-      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
       - ./logs:/var/log/postgresql
     ports:
       - "${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}:5432"
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ services:
   #   depends_on:
   #     - postgres
 
-volumes:
-  postgres_data:
-    driver: local
+# Using local directories instead of Docker volumes to avoid space issues
+# volumes:
+#   postgres_data:
+#     driver: local