diff --git a/infrastructure/deploy/deploy.sh b/infrastructure/deploy/deploy.sh
index 06c378c..5a14e9a 100755
--- a/infrastructure/deploy/deploy.sh
+++ b/infrastructure/deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ run_containers() {
     -e "DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_URL" \
     -e "JWT_SECRET=$JWT_SECRET" \
     -e "CORS_ORIGINS=$CORS_ORIGINS" \
+    -e "SOFTWARE_DIR=/app/infrastructure/software-releases" \
+    -e "AGENT_RELEASES_DIR=/app/infrastructure/agent-releases" \
+    -e "INSTALLER_DIR=/app/infrastructure/installer" \
     fleetforge/api:latest
 
   log "starting worker"
diff --git a/infrastructure/docker/Dockerfile.api b/infrastructure/docker/Dockerfile.api
index 54d21c9..9a2684d 100644
--- a/infrastructure/docker/Dockerfile.api
+++ b/infrastructure/docker/Dockerfile.api
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/node_modules ./apps/api/node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/dist ./apps/api/dist
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/api/package.json ./apps/api/
+RUN mkdir -p /app/infrastructure/software-releases /app/infrastructure/agent-releases /app/infrastructure/installer \
+    && chown -R fleetforge:fleetforge /app/infrastructure
 USER fleetforge
 EXPOSE 3000
 CMD ["node", "apps/api/dist/index.js"]