diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bf500b..ee7642f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 /freshrss/
 /gitea/
 /library
+/books_to_add
 /portainer/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0cdaf1d..e3de071 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ services:
       - GUAC_PASS=3e0109e17016d3a2dc0a350d9a9ca104 # password
     volumes:
       - ./library:/config
+      - ./books_to_add:/books_to_add
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
       #- "8081:8081"