From 536a9755341787b7ed73b9e6ac9964d8ff5e661d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justin Ellingwood <justin@n8n.io>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 11:06:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add volumes to the Docker example from the README
 (no-changelog) (#12464)

---
 README.md | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc7d596f61..8d01e943d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ n8n is a workflow automation platform that gives technical teams the flexibility
 
 Try n8n instantly with [npx](https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/npm/) (requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)):
 
-`npx n8n`
+```
+npx n8n
+```
 
 Or deploy with [Docker](https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/docker/):
 
-`docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n`
+```
+docker volume create n8n_data
+docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n
+```
 
 Access the editor at http://localhost:5678