diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4f9367..8bbccef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ docker compose -f compose/<service name>/docker-compose.yml up -d
 - [ ] Use .env files for volume binds
 - [ ] Provide example .env files
 - [x] Gitignore actual .env
-- [ ] Gitignore folders and files in `volumes/`
+- [x] Gitignore folders and files in `volumes/`
 - [ ] Add README to every service describing required env variables, commands and volumes
-- [ ] OPTIONAL: add a script that creates required dirs in `volumes/`
+- [x] OPTIONAL: add a script that creates required dirs in `volumes/`
 - [ ] OPTIONAL: add a script to backup all .env files
 - [ ] OPTIONAL: add a script to backup everything 
 - [ ] OPTIONAL: Encrypt the backups with GPG
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diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c2ebfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+volumes_root="./volumes"
+volumes=(
+    filebrowser
+)
+
+mkdir -p "$volumes_root"
+for volume in "${volumes[@]}"; do
+    volume_path="$volumes_root/$volume"
+    if [ ! -d "$volume_path" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$volume_path"
+        echo "Created volume directory: $volume_path\n"
+    else
+        echo "Volume directory already exists: $volume_path\n"
+    fi
+done
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