diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 159e739..ff23abf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Exclude everything
 *
 
-# Allow decending into directories
-!*/
-
 # Include files in the root and .gitea directories
 !/*
 !/.gitea/**
diff --git a/start-dev-environment.bat b/start-dev-environment.bat
index b3b6b7b..f7f1845 100644
--- a/start-dev-environment.bat
+++ b/start-dev-environment.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 podman machine start podman-machine-default
-podman run --name winter -p 8000:8000 --env "ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin" --env "BACKEND_URI=backend" --env "ACTIVE_THEME=jason-williamsca" -v ./public_html/plugins:/winter/plugins -v ./public_html/themes:/winter/themes ghcr.io/wintercms/winter:latest
+podman run --name winter -p 8000:8000 --env "ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin" --env "BACKEND_URI=backend" --env "ACTIVE_THEME=jason-williamsca" -v ./public_html/plugins:/winter/plugins -v ./public_html/themes:/winter/themes -v ./public_html/storage:/winter/storage ghcr.io/wintercms/winter:latest
 podman system prune -af
 podman machine stop podman-machine-default
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