diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67b9b1c..fce634d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ To fetch the latest image, do:
 pinata-ssh-pull
 ```
 
+## Using with docker-compose
+
+To use with docker-compose, you can change the ssh-agent volume type to a host directory
+rather than a docker volume, which can then be mounted in docker-compose.yml. To do this,
+create a `.pinata-ssh.env` file in your home directory and set the `VOLUME_TYPE` to "bind":
+```
+echo 'VOLUME_TYPE=bind' > ~/.pinata-ssh.env
+```
+
+This will cause the ssh-agent file to be written to `$HOME/.pinata-ssh-agent`, which
+you can reference in your docker-compose.yml:
+
+```
+# docker-compose.yml
+services:
+...
+  volumes:
+    - type: bind
+      source: ${HOME}/.pinata-ssh-agent
+      target: /ssh-agent
+  environment:
+    - SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.sock
+...
+```
+
+The host mount path can also be changed by setting a `HOST_VOLUME_PATH` in the
+.pinata-ssh.env file.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 If pinata-ssh-forward fails to run, run `ssh-add -l`. If there are no identities, then run `ssh-add`.
diff --git a/pinata-ssh-forward.sh b/pinata-ssh-forward.sh
index 52da7a2..7554ea0 100755
--- a/pinata-ssh-forward.sh
+++ b/pinata-ssh-forward.sh
@@ -3,21 +3,35 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 IMAGE_NAME=uber/ssh-agent-forward:latest
 CONTAINER_NAME=pinata-sshd
+VOLUME_TYPE=volume # volume, bind
 VOLUME_NAME=ssh-agent
+HOST_VOLUME_PATH=${HOME}/.pinata-ssh-agent
 HOST_PORT=2244
 AUTHORIZED_KEYS=$(ssh-add -L | base64 | tr -d '\n')
 KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE=$(mktemp -t dsaf.XXX)
 
+if [ -e $HOME/.pinata-ssh.env ]; then
+    . $HOME/.pinata-ssh.env
+fi
+
 trap 'rm ${KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}' EXIT
 
 docker rm -f "${CONTAINER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
-docker volume create --name "${VOLUME_NAME}"
+if [ ${VOLUME_TYPE} == "volume" ]; then
+    docker volume create --name "${VOLUME_NAME}"
+    VOLUME_MOUNT=$VOLUME_NAME
+elif [ ${VOLUME_TYPE} == "bind" ]; then
+    VOLUME_MOUNT=$HOST_VOLUME_PATH
+else
+    echo "Unsupported volume type: $VOLUME_TYPE"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 docker run \
   --name "${CONTAINER_NAME}" \
   -e AUTHORIZED_KEYS="${AUTHORIZED_KEYS}" \
-  -v ${VOLUME_NAME}:/ssh-agent \
+  -v "${VOLUME_MOUNT}:/ssh-agent" \
   -d \
   -p "${HOST_PORT}:22" \
   "${IMAGE_NAME}" >/dev/null \
diff --git a/pinata-ssh-mount.sh b/pinata-ssh-mount.sh
index 56e9b78..963dfc3 100755
--- a/pinata-ssh-mount.sh
+++ b/pinata-ssh-mount.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-echo "-v ssh-agent:/ssh-agent -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.sock"
+VOLUME_TYPE=volume # volume, bind
+VOLUME_NAME=ssh-agent
+HOST_VOLUME_PATH=${HOME}/.pinata-ssh-agent
+
+if [ -e $HOME/.pinata-ssh.env ]; then
+    . $HOME/.pinata-ssh.env
+fi
+
+if [ ${VOLUME_TYPE} == "volume" ]; then
+    VOLUME_MOUNT=$VOLUME_NAME
+elif [ ${VOLUME_TYPE} == "bind" ]; then
+    VOLUME_MOUNT=$HOST_VOLUME_PATH
+else
+    echo "Unsupported volume type: ${VOLUME_TYPE}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "-v ${VOLUME_MOUNT}:/ssh-agent -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.sock"