diff --git a/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexContainerRecipe.cs b/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexContainerRecipe.cs
index aa67789..1b03a50 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ namespace DistTestCore.Codex
             AddExposedPortAndVar("CODEX_API_PORT");
             AddEnvVar("CODEX_API_BINDADDR", "0.0.0.0");
 
-            AddEnvVar("CODEX_DATA_DIR", $"datadir{ContainerNumber}");
+            var dataDir = $"datadir{ContainerNumber}";
+            AddEnvVar("CODEX_DATA_DIR", dataDir);
+            AddVolume(dataDir);
+
             AddInternalPortAndVar("CODEX_DISC_PORT", DiscoveryPortTag);
             AddEnvVar("CODEX_LOG_LEVEL", config.LogLevel.ToString()!.ToUpperInvariant());
 
diff --git a/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipe.cs b/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipe.cs
index e3bd7b8..f58c3fd 100644
--- a/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {
     public class ContainerRecipe
     {
-        public ContainerRecipe(int number, string image, Port[] exposedPorts, Port[] internalPorts, EnvVar[] envVars, PodLabels podLabels, PodAnnotations podAnnotations, object[] additionals)
+        public ContainerRecipe(int number, string image, Port[] exposedPorts, Port[] internalPorts, EnvVar[] envVars, PodLabels podLabels, PodAnnotations podAnnotations, VolumeMount[] volumes, object[] additionals)
         {
             Number = number;
             Image = image;
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
             EnvVars = envVars;
             PodLabels = podLabels;
             PodAnnotations = podAnnotations;
+            Volumes = volumes;
             Additionals = additionals;
         }
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
         public EnvVar[] EnvVars { get; }
         public PodLabels PodLabels { get; }
         public PodAnnotations PodAnnotations { get; }
+        public VolumeMount[] Volumes { get; }
         public object[] Additionals { get; }
 
         public Port GetPortByTag(string tag)
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@
             return $"(container-recipe: {Name}, image: {Image}, " +
                 $"exposedPorts: {string.Join(",", ExposedPorts.Select(p => p.Number))}, " +
                 $"internalPorts: {string.Join(",", InternalPorts.Select(p => p.Number))}, " +
-                $"envVars: {string.Join(",", EnvVars.Select(v => v.Name + ":" + v.Value))}, ";
+                $"envVars: {string.Join(",", EnvVars.Select(v => v.Name + ":" + v.Value))}, " +
+                $"volumes: {string.Join(",", Volumes.Select(v => $"'{v.MountPath}'"))}";
         }
     }
 
@@ -61,4 +64,16 @@
         public string Name { get; }
         public string Value { get; }
     }
+
+    public class VolumeMount
+    {
+        public VolumeMount(string volumeName, string mountPath)
+        {
+            VolumeName = volumeName;
+            MountPath = mountPath;
+        }
+
+        public string VolumeName { get; }
+        public string MountPath { get; }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs b/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
index 2c64efb..f10d062 100644
--- a/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
+++ b/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         private readonly List<EnvVar> envVars = new List<EnvVar>();
         private readonly PodLabels podLabels = new PodLabels();
         private readonly PodAnnotations podAnnotations = new PodAnnotations();
+        private readonly List<VolumeMount> volumeMounts = new List<VolumeMount>();
         private readonly List<object> additionals = new List<object>();
         private RecipeComponentFactory factory = null!;
 
@@ -20,10 +21,11 @@
 
             var recipe = new ContainerRecipe(containerNumber, Image,
                 exposedPorts.ToArray(),
-                internalPorts.ToArray(), 
-                envVars.ToArray(), 
+                internalPorts.ToArray(),
+                envVars.ToArray(),
                 podLabels.Clone(),
                 podAnnotations.Clone(),
+                volumeMounts.ToArray(),
                 additionals.ToArray());
 
             exposedPorts.Clear();
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
             envVars.Clear();
             podLabels.Clear();
             podAnnotations.Clear();
+            volumeMounts.Clear();
             additionals.Clear();
             this.factory = null!;
 
@@ -94,6 +97,13 @@
             podAnnotations.Add(name, value);
         }
 
+        protected void AddVolume(string mountPath)
+        {
+            volumeMounts.Add(new VolumeMount(
+                $"autovolume-{Guid.NewGuid().ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}",
+                mountPath));
+        }
+
         protected void Additional(object userData)
         {
             additionals.Add(userData);