diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index f4183ac..a54eaa1 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
     name: "docker-compose"
     state: present
 
+- name: create folder structure for bind mounts
+  file:
+    name: "{{ volume_root_folder }}"
+    state: directory
+
 - name: setup services
   import_tasks: services.yml
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/privatebin.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/privatebin.yml
index b60755e..d6ab54b 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/privatebin.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/privatebin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 ---
-- name: privatebin volume
-  docker_volume:
-    name: privatebin
+
+- name: create privatebin volume folders
+  file:
+    name: "{{ privatebin.volume_folder }}/{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+  with_items:
+    - cfg
+    - data
+
+- name: upload privatebin config
+  template:
+    src: files/configs/privatebin-conf.php
+    dest: "{{ privatebin.volume_folder }}/cfg/conf.php"
 
 - name: privatebin app container
   docker_container:
@@ -9,7 +19,8 @@
     image: jgeusebroek/privatebin:latest
     restart_policy: unless-stopped
     volumes:
-      - privatebin:/privatebin
+      - "{{ privatebin.volume_folder }}/cfg:/privatebin/cfg"
+      - "{{ privatebin.volume_folder }}/data:/privatebin/data"
     networks:
       - name: external_services
     env: