diff --git a/conf/.env.example b/conf/.env.example
index ee45cde..c93cc08 100644
--- a/conf/.env.example
+++ b/conf/.env.example
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ database.default.username="__DB_USER__"
 database.default.password="__DB_PWD__"
 database.default.DBPrefix="cp_"
 
+
+media.root="media"
+media.storage="__DATA_DIR__"
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Email configuration
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index 058233d..85dcc3d 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ ram.runtime = "50M"
 
     [resources.install_dir]
 
+    [resources.data_dir]
+    subdirs =["media"]
+
     [resources.permissions]
     main.url = "/"
 
     [resources.apt]
-    packages = "mariadb-server ffmpeg php8.1-fpm php8.1-mysql php8.1-gd php8.1-intl php8.1-curl php8.1-mbstring php8.1-xml php8.1-mysqlnd"
+    packages = "mariadb-server ffmpeg libcurl php8.1-fpm php8.1-gd php8.1-intl php8.1-curl php8.1-exif php8.1-mbstring php8.1-xml php8.1-mysqlnd"
 
     [resources.database]
     type = "mysql"