diff --git a/build.dockerfile b/build.dockerfile
index 9d81e7c5..dff04268 100644
--- a/build.dockerfile
+++ b/build.dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 FROM python:3.11.0-slim
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  build-essential \
+  git \
+  python-dev \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 WORKDIR /data/Resume-Matcher
-COPY . .
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y build-essential python-dev git
 RUN pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+COPY requirements.txt ./
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+COPY . .
+# debug
+RUN pwd && sleep 3
+RUN ls -alh Data/Resumes && sleep 5
+
 RUN python run_first.py
 ENTRYPOINT [ "streamlit", "run", "streamlit_app.py"]
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5cda3867..10de879c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ services:
         dockerfile : build.dockerfile
       ports:
         - 80:8501
+      
+      volumes:
+        - ./Data/Resumes:/data/Resume-Matcher/Data/Resumes
+        - ./Data/Processed:/data/Resume-Matcher/Data/Processed