diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docker.yml
index f2ca088..20c8b4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docker.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ jobs:
             cd "$APP_DIR"
 
             mkdir -p infra/docker/recordings
+            # Set permissions for recordings directory (writable by container app user UID 100)
+            chmod -R 777 infra/docker/recordings
             printf '%s\n' "$ENV_FILE" > infra/docker/.env
 
             echo "$GHCR_TOKEN" | docker login ghcr.io -u "$GHCR_USERNAME" --password-stdin
diff --git a/infra/docker/recordings/.gitignore b/infra/docker/recordings/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8888c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/docker/recordings/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitkeep
+!README.md
diff --git a/infra/docker/recordings/.gitkeep b/infra/docker/recordings/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/infra/docker/recordings/README.md b/infra/docker/recordings/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3498f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/docker/recordings/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Recordings Directory
+
+This directory is mounted as a volume in the discord-gateway container.
+Voice recordings are stored here with the following structure:
+
+```
+recordings/
+  ├── <user-id>/
+  │   ├── <timestamp>.ogg
+  │   └── <timestamp>.json
+  └── sessions/
+      └── <session-id>.json
+```
+
+The directory must be writable by UID 1000 (app user in the container).