diff --git a/make/vars.mk b/make/vars.mk
index 5411b98..c1c2db1 100644
--- a/make/vars.mk
+++ b/make/vars.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PORT_vaultwarden := 9000
 
 PUBLIC_ROOT_DIR_ln := /var/ln.joeac.net/public
 
-VAULTWARDEN_DATA_DIR := /var/vaultwarden
+export VAULTWARDEN_DATA_DIR := /var/vaultwarden
 
 $(foreach module,$(ALL_MODULES),$(if $(PORT_$(module)),$(eval \
 	export $(call capitalise,$(module))_PORT := $(PORT_$(module)))))
diff --git a/vaultwarden/install.mk b/vaultwarden/install.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42333f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vaultwarden/install.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.PHONY: install
+install: $(VAULTWARDEN_DATA_DIR)
+
+.PHONY: reinstall
+reinstall: $(VAULTWARDEN_DATA_DIR)
+
+$(VAULTWARDEN_DATA_DIR):
+	sudo mkdir -p $(VAULTWARDEN_DATA_DIR)
+
+.PHONY: uninstall
+uninstall:
+	$(info Nothing to do)