diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5da3065..5a295cb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
 COPY server.js .
 COPY favicon.png .
 
+# 데이터베이스 디렉토리 생성
+RUN mkdir -p db
+
 # 환경변수 포트 노출 (Dokploy 등에서 PORT 주입 시 사용됨)
 ENV PORT=80
 EXPOSE 80
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 6458094..38ceda1 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sqlite3 from 'sqlite3';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import { open } from 'sqlite';
 import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ app.use(express.json());
 let db;
 
 async function initializeDB() {
-  const dbPath = path.join(__dirname, 'wifi_markers.db');
+  const dbDir = path.join(__dirname, 'db');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dbDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dbDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+  
+  const dbPath = path.join(dbDir, 'wifi_markers.db');
   db = await open({
     filename: dbPath,
     driver: sqlite3.Database